About a Khodme

Lew · 31st March 2006, 04:14 PM

Manolo

I have two flyssa one large and one small and I don't think as Ian stated that your knife was made from a flyssa blade it would have a thicker tapered spine. I really think this is a locally made variant of a khodmi made for the tourist trade. I have seen the same hilt and guard on a few versions one actually had a kris style blade with the same markings as yours. Here is a link to that kris bladed one. As you can see the kris bladed piece is a nonfunctional blade which leads me to think these knves are made for the tourist trade.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6602494709

Lew

Emanuel · 1st April 2006, 01:22 AM

Hi Lew,

The ebay example is extreme! The decorations on the blade are nearly identical to those on mine, so I guess that answers my question about it being a tourist. Still interesting that a functional blade was reworked instead of grinding from thin metal like so many other examples.
I noticed another weird thing; the scabbard is embossed with figures on what would be the back, while the blade is decorated only on the front. Seems the merchants responsible for this piece weren't at all careful.

Thanks,
Manolo

31st March 2006, 04:14 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Manolo I have two flyssa one large and one small and I don't think as Ian stated that your knife was made from a flyssa blade it would have a thicker tapered spine. I really think this is a locally made variant of a khodmi made for the tourist trade. I have seen the same hilt and guard on a few versions one actually had a kris style blade with the same markings as yours. Here is a link to that kris bladed one. As you can see the kris bladed piece is a nonfunctional blade which leads me to think these knves are made for the tourist trade. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6602494709 Lew

1st April 2006, 01:22 AM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hi Lew, The ebay example is extreme! The decorations on the blade are nearly identical to those on mine, so I guess that answers my question about it being a tourist. Still interesting that a functional blade was reworked instead of grinding from thin metal like so many other examples. I noticed another weird thing; the scabbard is embossed with figures on what would be the back, while the blade is decorated only on the front. Seems the merchants responsible for this piece weren't at all careful. Thanks, Manolo