Strange knife

kino · 8th April 2024, 10:13 PM

How peculiar. I obtained this just few weeks ago.

Ian · 9th April 2024, 02:05 PM

Thanks Detlef and Erik. Yes there is certainly some resemblance to a rattan knife as used in Mainland SE Asia. I think kino's example is a variant of thjat style of knife.

My main thought was that this odd knife is another pu erh knife used for cutting and splitting a pu erh tea cake. The blade to cut the cake and the spike to pry off the desired amount of tea leaves from the compacted mass.

You may recall I had another "what'sit" a few months ago that turned out to be a pu erh knife.

BTW, I did not win this knife at auction.

8th April 2024, 10:13 PM	#1
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,020	How peculiar. I obtained this just few weeks ago. Attached Images

9th April 2024, 02:05 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,522	Thanks Detlef and Erik. Yes there is certainly some resemblance to a rattan knife as used in Mainland SE Asia. I think kino's example is a variant of thjat style of knife. My main thought was that this odd knife is another pu erh knife used for cutting and splitting a pu erh tea cake. The blade to cut the cake and the spike to pry off the desired amount of tea leaves from the compacted mass. You may recall I had another "what'sit" a few months ago that turned out to be a pu erh knife. BTW, I did not win this knife at auction.