Help with Inscriptions on Asian (?) Knife

mwochna · 18th January 2008, 10:02 PM

Hi,

I have a small pocket knife that has an inscription on the blade and an inscribed name (?) on the spring. The blade inscription is in some kind of cuneiform-like writing. The inscription is a cursive like Arabic. Can anyone help identify and/or translate these?

Lee · 21st January 2008, 04:23 PM

Bumping to top; found buried in the moderation queue.

mwochna · 23rd January 2008, 05:56 PM

A poster on another forum has suggested that this knife is from Uzbekistan, but wasn't able to post pictures of any similar knives.

mwochna · 1st February 2008, 07:24 PM

No takers on this? Can anyone hazard a guess on the inscription on the back edge of the knife?

kronckew · 2nd February 2008, 10:03 AM

northern chinese knife, saw two advertised on ebay today, do a search on 'Yinjisa Folding Knife'

spiral · 2nd February 2008, 11:52 AM

Well done Kronckew!

There 50 of them on ebay know all from mainland China.

Spiral

mwochna · 3rd February 2008, 10:27 PM

Yes, very well done, Kronckew! Thanks for spotting those. There's no doubt in my mind that you've identified my knife.

ausjulius · 6th September 2008, 06:49 AM

not chinese , it is a turkman or uzbek knife from central asia... uhgir..
the otkur factory is the largest producer.. they actualy have a website in english .. www.yengisar.com

sows some of their more oriented range,, also ther eis other factories and many small producers.. knives are still very popular in east turkmenistan,, and are a cultural symbol..... east turkmenistan is currently occupied by china.......

18th January 2008, 10:02 PM	#1
mwochna Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Help with Inscriptions on Asian (?) Knife Hi, I have a small pocket knife that has an inscription on the blade and an inscribed name (?) on the spring. The blade inscription is in some kind of cuneiform-like writing. The inscription is a cursive like Arabic. Can anyone help identify and/or translate these?

23rd January 2008, 05:56 PM	#3
mwochna Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Uzbekistan (?) knife A poster on another forum has suggested that this knife is from Uzbekistan, but wasn't able to post pictures of any similar knives.

21st January 2008, 04:23 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 888	Bumping to top; found buried in the moderation queue.

1st February 2008, 07:24 PM	#4
mwochna Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	No takers on this? Can anyone hazard a guess on the inscription on the back edge of the knife?

2nd February 2008, 10:03 AM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	northern chinese knife, saw two advertised on ebay today, do a search on 'Yinjisa Folding Knife'

2nd February 2008, 11:52 AM	#6
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Well done Kronckew! There 50 of them on ebay know all from mainland China. Spiral

3rd February 2008, 10:27 PM	#7
mwochna Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Yes, very well done, Kronckew! Thanks for spotting those. There's no doubt in my mind that you've identified my knife.

6th September 2008, 06:49 AM	#8
ausjulius Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: musorian territory Posts: 415	not chinese , it is a turkman or uzbek knife from central asia... uhgir.. the otkur factory is the largest producer.. they actualy have a website in english .. www.yengisar.com sows some of their more oriented range,, also ther eis other factories and many small producers.. knives are still very popular in east turkmenistan,, and are a cultural symbol..... east turkmenistan is currently occupied by china.......