CAMBODIAN KNIFE for COMMENT

[kahnjar1]

Thanks for those comments. My first reaction when I saw this at the market , was that it was a rice knife. However I needed to tell what the seller said to get some comment. Do you know what animal the horn comes from?
Regards Stuart

[Sajen]

My guess would be water buffalo.

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by Sajen

My guess would be water buffalo.

The horn IMHO is too small for Buffalo. Their horns are massive and very thick.
More likely some sort of deer I think.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

The horn IMHO is too small for Buffalo. Their horns are massive and very thick.
More likely some sort of deer I think.

Please look to the handles from Rentjong's, they also thin. They can be carved to be thin. My humble opinion. BTW, the horn from water buffalo isn't massive. I have a complete horn in my house, if you want I can take a picture.

Best regards,

Detlef

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Please look to the handles from Rentjong's, they also thin. They can be carved to be thin. My humble opinion. BTW, the horn from water buffalo isn't massive. I have a complete horn in my house, if you want I can take a picture.

Best regards,

Detlef

I agree, however this horn appears to be uncarved. The hollow end is quite small, and if it was a Buffalo horn then the centre where the marrow would have been, would be much larger.

[Nathaniel]

This also came up in discussion in this thread too earlier
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11172

[kahnjar1]

Thanks to those who have replied. The item is definately a rice knife, but I would still like to know from which animal the horn comes