Chinese (?) knife

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by ausjulius

vikings didnt have a puukko, the puukko came from the far east and siberia ,,


the knife in the pick ,, looks to be baoan ... a moslem mongolian ethnic group from china..

language and culture is mixed between uzbek and mongols.. and some others

Obviously I made the puuko comment in jest, mostly because the blade reminded me of them and recent discussions on them.
What is interesting in the motif on the grip is the familiar circled dot, which as has been discussed many times, always recalls these on weapons and other items such as lohar and bushkazi whips from Afghanistan and adjacent regions (i.e.Uzbekistan).
Ausjulius, could you please say more on these Baoan people. It seems I once read about this Muslim people who were situated in the western frontier regions of China.

Best regards,
Jim