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14th February 2023, 09:08 PM | #1 |
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Opium knife, for scoring the Poppy head to collect the sap? Or to chop up the raw Opium.
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14th February 2023, 09:22 PM | #2 | |
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The British museum has one (very much cruder though) which shows similarities One thought though....this below is a very crude and utilitarian blade the OP is a very much fancier blade, now the average opium farmer doesn't strike me as though they could afford (or want, it is a messy business) a blade that fancy! |
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15th February 2023, 09:44 AM | #3 |
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15th February 2023, 12:26 PM | #4 |
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Yes, and it's way too long and heavy for such a job!
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