two knifes for id

Atlantia · 12th January 2013, 11:55 AM

These have started to turn up regularly over the last year or two. They clearly represent a specific type and not just a couple of atypical anomalies.
I was leaning toward the Burmese attribution as proposed by Jonathan (Spiral) and others.
But I would have expected a 'more Burmese' scabbard if that was the case

As I said above, the scabbard on it's own would make me think Algeria/North Africa.
The stepped bolsters also remind me of the Khodmi.
Here are a couple of pictures of a Khodmi of mine to show where my meandering thought process is headed.
Sorry it's still in the 'to be cleaned' group!

P.S. This Khodmi is dated 1929.

12th January 2013, 11:55 AM	#8
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	These have started to turn up regularly over the last year or two. They clearly represent a specific type and not just a couple of atypical anomalies. I was leaning toward the Burmese attribution as proposed by Jonathan (Spiral) and others. But I would have expected a 'more Burmese' scabbard if that was the case As I said above, the scabbard on it's own would make me think Algeria/North Africa. The stepped bolsters also remind me of the Khodmi. Here are a couple of pictures of a Khodmi of mine to show where my meandering thought process is headed. Sorry it's still in the 'to be cleaned' group! P.S. This Khodmi is dated 1929. Attached Images