Aranyig?

[Daniel Koster]

Anybody seen any of these before?

For a close-up, go here:

http://www.tourdoi.com/gear/knife/aranyig/A2-8.jpg

 

[mPisi]

Been there, done that, bought the Pen Knife

 

[Pragitam]

Been to Thailand several times, never saw anything like that..I can say that the writting is Thai..more than that
any more info?
Price? availability?

 

[Daniel Koster]

They're all full-tang w/ pins. Can't quite tell what steel it is, but it sure ain't 440C .

Perhaps N2S has seen one (or has one ).

Here's the link for anyone that speaks Thai:

http://www.tourdoi.com/gear/knife/knife_aranyig.htm

Sheathed:

 

[Pragitam]

Pen...WHERE do you find these things????

 

[Daniel Koster]

I have knives on the brain...



Now that you mention it, I can't remember. I was just looking around internet sites for khukuris, etc. and ran into this set of knives.

 

[BillTheCat]

The khukuri FAQ has a photo of an old one of these.

 

[stephensee]

Superbs knives Pendentive! Thanks!

 

[Daniel Koster]

this is the only image I saw that came close (other than the UBE).

(bottom left)

Even JP doesn't have one?

 

[firkin]

Here 'tis, on the left:

From the variants section of the FAQ. Says it's called an e-nep. A review is there too.

 

[Daniel Koster]

That blade has the same marks, but it's a different size and not full tang. That said, closest thing so far...

 

[BillTheCat]

Here is the link to the photo in Howard Wallace's FAQ that I'm talking about. Tried to save it as an image and post directly, but it kept coming out blurry?????

http://www.tx3.net/~howardw/Khukuris/MilitaryStyles.htm

It is located midway down the page under the title
"Between the wars"

 

[Daniel Koster]

(from the FAQ)
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This style is described in my reference material as: "...a complete mystery with regard to the unit/troops they were made for, (they) have been seen in a photo showing BRITISH and Gurkha troops wearing them in India between the wars. They are also unlike other khukuris in that they can be used in a stabbing mode and are accompanied by a sheath of a different design from the norm."

I have never seen this knife before in the flesh. My particular piece had a black painted grip once, is marked 1920, and came with the remnants of a sheath. This grip also has slight finger grooves.
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Very interesting. Closest so far, but still haven't found any one else that produces one.

 

[firkin]

Dunno anything beyond what's posted here, but those unusual marks across the blade would appear to me to be probably a definitive feature of an authentic Thai e-nep. Kinda like a cho in a khuk. Wonder what the story is for those?

I'd imagine that they'd have to be a beefy chopper like a khukuri for those not to be a weak spot prone to failure. The grind seen in the photo seems to support this. Quite interesting indeed!

 

[Bill Martino]

Thanks for interesting stuff and good pix.

 

[not2sharp]

Pen,

These are a modern rendition of the bolos produced all over asia. The E-nap is an example that GOLOK has presented to us. But, I have seen very similar knives from Vietnam, the Philippines, Guam and others. Your examples look relatively inexpensive, the sheath quality for one is very low.

n2s