Unknown Small Ring-Pommeled Knife

laEspadaAncha · 17th February 2012, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by josh stout

I have seen a very similar Chinese throwing knife with the same ring pommel and general construction, but with two edges. You put a red cloth through the ring, and it works like a dart.
Josh

Interesting... and good catch. Thanks, Josh.

Found here: http://forum.grtc.org/viewtopic.php?t=179

Andrew · 17th February 2012, 03:14 PM

Chinese. I bet it was originally a longer blade.

laEspadaAncha · 18th February 2012, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Chinese. I bet it was originally a longer blade.

Do you think the blade had a different profile as well, or do you think it was the same shape but only longer?

David R · 19th February 2012, 09:37 PM

It might be Japanese, and an example of a throwing dagger of the above name.

laEspadaAncha · 19th February 2012, 11:40 PM

Hi David,

Thanks for that... I never would have considered Japan, but a little hunting returned plenty of examples a similarly-formed Japanese throwing knife: the Kunai.

nalan1978 · 20th February 2012, 04:18 AM

Chinese FeiDao

Darts

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David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,119	Kunai. It might be Japanese, and an example of a throwing dagger of the above name.

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laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Hi David, Thanks for that... I never would have considered Japan, but a little hunting returned plenty of examples a similarly-formed Japanese throwing knife: the Kunai.

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