krachay national knife

Flavio · 10th August 2006, 06:42 PM

Hey Tim, it's a very nice knife!!! Congrats

ausjulius · 10th August 2006, 08:50 PM

hi,, ok all the folks ive talked to are shure its not form the caucasus,, also not from central asia ,, well not north centralasia..
maybe from kashmir o onr of the tibetian ethnic groups or around afghanistan , the shape looks like knifes form burma and the area , but the mars would say further east, the grooves look somehting and the indian work ,the leather and style dosnt look indian, as they re almost always stuch into the belt but this has a point for a hanger,, south ans se asian knives are never hung,,
so this makes me think kashmir or afghanistan or tajikistan these areas,, also the dot markings seem to be popular in this area,, the tajik knives are hung,, , as to kashmir,,, dont know te locals knives, but i would thin something like this,, ?? ,, but its no anything from the caucasus,,
interesting knife,, some place in north pakistan north westindia and east afghanistan..

Tim Simmons · 10th August 2006, 09:00 PM

Thanks very much. The origin is still open for some debate. I suppose that marine ivory could be traded well into land locked areas. One day another will turn up.

10th August 2006, 06:42 PM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hey Tim, it's a very nice knife!!! Congrats

10th August 2006, 08:50 PM	#2
ausjulius Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: musorian territory Posts: 439	hi,, ok all the folks ive talked to are shure its not form the caucasus,, also not from central asia ,, well not north centralasia.. maybe from kashmir o onr of the tibetian ethnic groups or around afghanistan , the shape looks like knifes form burma and the area , but the mars would say further east, the grooves look somehting and the indian work ,the leather and style dosnt look indian, as they re almost always stuch into the belt but this has a point for a hanger,, south ans se asian knives are never hung,, so this makes me think kashmir or afghanistan or tajikistan these areas,, also the dot markings seem to be popular in this area,, the tajik knives are hung,, , as to kashmir,,, dont know te locals knives, but i would thin something like this,, ?? ,, but its no anything from the caucasus,, interesting knife,, some place in north pakistan north westindia and east afghanistan..

10th August 2006, 09:00 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	Thanks very much. The origin is still open for some debate. I suppose that marine ivory could be traded well into land locked areas. One day another will turn up.