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Old 12th December 2012, 10:06 AM   #1
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This is quite ornate! With brass dragon heads that either conseal or reveal a triangular edged blade, along with brass birds and small silver bells.

It is also vaguely similar to a balisong knife

Could be from Moghul or even further a feild...
Comments on origin, symbols and age welcome

Salaams Al Shamal ~ Something tells me this belonged to a lady. It is very ornate, strangely complicated and well...like most women I know; totally impossible !!
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Old 12th December 2012, 03:06 PM   #2
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Ya, its a concealed self defence weapon for women/ladies based on a combination of the katar knife and betel nut cracker.
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Old 12th December 2012, 11:56 PM   #3
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Never knew Lorena Bobbitt's ancestors came from Tanjore.....
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Never knew Lorena Bobbitt's ancestors came from Tanjore.....
...........that would hurt more than a razor
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