? Chinese knife daosi

[Shakethetrees]

I have owned several and seen many other Mexican bowies as you describe. This isn't one. The grip is not shaped right for a Mexican knife, the guard is too thick, and the overall proportions aren't right. I have other Chinese knives that I will find and post for comparison.

[Shakethetrees]

I found what I was looking for first try!

Sorry for the crummy images, but I'm still working on the resizing technique. I am saving a raw size image on my camera and resizing from the photo stream on my iPad.

Suggestions?

Here is another, undeniably Chinese daosi I picked up years ago.

No clipped point, two clip outs at the ricasso, but otherwise similar in size and proportion to the earlier posting.

The thick guard, extended pommel and form of the grip, blade to hilt ratio and width overall bear striking similarities to the first knife.

The first has a western style ricasso, no clips, but a clipped point.

Now, it's y'all's turn!