sickles/ weapons of other country than India

Michel · 8th December 2009, 03:34 PM

Hi Detlef,
Interesting suggestion: a ceremonial knife to cut umbilical cord.
I have made a quick search on Google but found nothing of interest.
I will keep looking !
Thank you.

Emanuel,
Is your mother tongue French ? Are you from Quebec and live in English speaking Canada ? You seem to be at ease with French !
If we come back to the N° 3 tool (the one with a brass handle) it is really a convex cutting tool for which I cannot find a reason to the convex sharpened edge. A slashing movement would certainly cut but push away the grass or branches. Now if you want only to cut, it will work with a slicing movement. It is reasonably thick at the base (6mm) and could sustain heavy blow but than the blade is too wide and fragile. (2mm at the cutting edge)

The N° 4 has this very clear angle between the blade and the handle. For me in view of facilitating the slashing movement parallel to earth. But why this really convex blade with more than 180° cutting edge ?

The n° 5 is nice looking but the horn come in to your arm if you try to cut with wrist movement. Strange !
I realize that the forum is full of members having experience with arms but much less with agricultural tool !
Thanks to all for their input
Cheers
Michel

8th December 2009, 03:34 PM	#7
Michel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 139	Ceremonial knife Hi Detlef, Interesting suggestion: a ceremonial knife to cut umbilical cord. I have made a quick search on Google but found nothing of interest. I will keep looking ! Thank you. Emanuel, Is your mother tongue French ? Are you from Quebec and live in English speaking Canada ? You seem to be at ease with French ! If we come back to the N° 3 tool (the one with a brass handle) it is really a convex cutting tool for which I cannot find a reason to the convex sharpened edge. A slashing movement would certainly cut but push away the grass or branches. Now if you want only to cut, it will work with a slicing movement. It is reasonably thick at the base (6mm) and could sustain heavy blow but than the blade is too wide and fragile. (2mm at the cutting edge) The N° 4 has this very clear angle between the blade and the handle. For me in view of facilitating the slashing movement parallel to earth. But why this really convex blade with more than 180° cutting edge ? The n° 5 is nice looking but the horn come in to your arm if you try to cut with wrist movement. Strange ! I realize that the forum is full of members having experience with arms but much less with agricultural tool ! Thanks to all for their input Cheers Michel