Help identify knife

aspalathos · 13th August 2025, 09:57 AM

Please any info 36 cm long

Bob A · 13th August 2025, 04:20 PM

Malay archipelago is as close as I can locate; other more knowledgeable will refine.

Nice carving on the bone hilt. The decoration on the blade is not something I've seen, but reminiscent of the acid-etching of the Mahdi-era Sudan knives with the pseudo-Arabic script. I'm not at all sure that that was the technique used in this example, though.

That's all I've got. Some of it may even be accurate.

RobT · 14th August 2025, 12:25 AM

aspalathos,

It looks like a fancy Thai e-nep to me.

Sincerely,
RobT

Sajen · 14th August 2025, 06:11 AM

Looks like a monk Thai Mit/Meed Mor knife, Southern Thai, North Malay or even Southern Cambodia. Somewhat unusual knife since there isn't a prayer pictured. My best guess!

aspalathos · Yesterday, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob A

Malay archipelago is as close as I can locate; other more knowledgeable will refine.

Nice carving on the bone hilt. The decoration on the blade is not something I've seen, but reminiscent of the acid-etching of the Mahdi-era Sudan knives with the pseudo-Arabic script. I'm not at all sure that that was the technique used in this example, though.

That's all I've got. Some of it may even be accurate.

Hi,tnx. Decoration on the blade is made of silver

Sajen · Yesterday, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by aspalathos

Decoration on the blade is made of silver

Sorry, I strongly doubt it!

aspalathos · Yesterday, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Sorry, I strongly doubt it!

Well maybe you are right , but it looks that way to me, the decoration is embossed...applied to the blade

13th August 2025, 09:57 AM	#1
aspalathos Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 104	Help identify knife Please any info 36 cm long Attached Images

14th August 2025, 12:25 AM	#3
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 565	Thai? aspalathos, It looks like a fancy Thai e-nep to me. Sincerely, RobT

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Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,280	Looks like a monk Thai Mit/Meed Mor knife, Southern Thai, North Malay or even Southern Cambodia. Somewhat unusual knife since there isn't a prayer pictured. My best guess! Last edited by Sajen; 14th August 2025 at 10:45 PM.

13th August 2025, 04:20 PM	#2
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 441	Malay archipelago is as close as I can locate; other more knowledgeable will refine. Nice carving on the bone hilt. The decoration on the blade is not something I've seen, but reminiscent of the acid-etching of the Mahdi-era Sudan knives with the pseudo-Arabic script. I'm not at all sure that that was the technique used in this example, though. That's all I've got. Some of it may even be accurate.