silver mounted file knife

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by TVV

Kubur, I believe the knife you posted has obvious differences in decoration, construction, suspension and even blade shape from the one that started the thread. It is like posting a khukri in a thread on Bulgarian shepherd's knives. I am really not sure what you are trying to accomplish here.

Teodor

Hi Kubur,
I agree with Teodor. This knife IMHO has no regional connection with the one which a started this thread which has I think been positively identified as originating in Arabia. My pick as to origin of your knife would be Nepal/Tibet judging purely by the decoration.
Stu

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Hi Kubur,
I agree with Teodor. This knife IMHO has no regional connection with the one which a started this thread which has I think been positively identified as originating in Arabia. My pick as to origin of your knife would be Nepal/Tibet judging purely by the decoration.
Stu

Hi Stu,
I might have been mistaken as I was thinking that people decided that Cameron, Egerton and the MET were wrong. I think provenance was right Nepal/Tibet.
For Teodor Yes and No, these knives have some similarities if not they were not discussed together...

[TVV]

Originally Posted by Kubur

For Teodor Yes and No, these knives have some similarities if not they were not discussed together...

You are right - they are superficially similar, but at the same time completely different. If you were trying to show that there is a type of knife from Nepal/Tibet that may be confused for a shafra, and that Egerton's plate shows such a knife, and not a misidentified shafra, I think you have demonstrated that point pretty convincingly.

Regards,
Teodor