A Very Nice Coorg Pichangetti With All the "Bells and Whistles"

CharlesS · 9th June 2016, 09:44 PM

BANDOOK,

Thanks so much for posting these lovely heirloom examples along with the photos. It's always amazing when we can get some input from the actual culture that used/uses the blade in discussion!

You post would certainly suggest why we see so few of these on the market.

It seems that with the pichangetti's the blade may change a little bit in size, but only the blade's dress and scabbard materials are altered, and even then the basic nature of the knife always stays the same.

Are quality of materials based on wealth or status?....or as in many cultures one is synonymous with the other?

9th June 2016, 09:44 PM	#13
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	BANDOOK, Thanks so much for posting these lovely heirloom examples along with the photos. It's always amazing when we can get some input from the actual culture that used/uses the blade in discussion! You post would certainly suggest why we see so few of these on the market. It seems that with the pichangetti's the blade may change a little bit in size, but only the blade's dress and scabbard materials are altered, and even then the basic nature of the knife always stays the same. Are quality of materials based on wealth or status?....or as in many cultures one is synonymous with the other?