Sickle Knife, India ???

Billman · 18th September 2013, 07:14 PM

I have several of these, one bought with some other tools (from the Indian subcontinent), and seen several others. Mine are not to hand, but I have a couple of images of some sold in France a year or two ago, plus a few others of similar tools...

Sorry I cannot be more specific, but at least you know it is not a unique piece, and that the method of construction (a steel blade inserted into an ornamented iron stock) was common in some (unknown) region...

As three turned up in France (and I also bought one of mine there) they may be from the French speaking regions of Puducherry or Chandannagar on the eastern coast of India (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_French)

Note images 3 and 4 are from different tools (4 was sold without a handle) - the other seem to have a teak like wooden handle... (site has just changed order of images - now images 1 & 2)

18th September 2013, 07:14 PM	#14
Billman Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 129	I have several of these, one bought with some other tools (from the Indian subcontinent), and seen several others. Mine are not to hand, but I have a couple of images of some sold in France a year or two ago, plus a few others of similar tools... Sorry I cannot be more specific, but at least you know it is not a unique piece, and that the method of construction (a steel blade inserted into an ornamented iron stock) was common in some (unknown) region... As three turned up in France (and I also bought one of mine there) they may be from the French speaking regions of Puducherry or Chandannagar on the eastern coast of India (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_French) Note images 3 and 4 are from different tools (4 was sold without a handle) - the other seem to have a teak like wooden handle... (site has just changed order of images - now images 1 & 2) Attached Images Last edited by Billman; 19th September 2013 at 08:56 AM.