Let's see your good old basic fixed blades, Bowie's, Stickers, etc.

Olsen Knife. OAL 9 in. Blade 4 in.

uuAwm5c.jpg
Mq5KL2c.jpg
 
Last edited:
The band on that qama looks a lot like a clip holding two halves of the scabbard together, with the help of the button on the end and the collar on the handle. Inside the sheath are two wooden (?) liners that hold the knife in and keep it from rattling. One of the liners has a bit of green felt over the top, that looks like it went down the inside of the liner.
Someone has scrubbed off some rust at the base of the blade with some not very fine abrasive.

No, I'm not going to melt the solder off that clip to see what happens.
DSCF3048.JPG
DSCF3050.JPG
DSCF3047.JPG
 
Last edited:
Jack Black said:
Interesting find Jer, looks like the sort of thing my Sikh neighbours wear for weddings and funerals :thumbsup:
Click to expand...
Interesting, too. My big glossary says it's a qama in Georgia, and I've assumed that the qamas mentioned in the Persian autobiography In the Imperial Shadow are the same implement. That big glossary also describes a lot of hoplological items as "Indo-Persian".
 
screened porch said:
Interesting, too. My big glossary says it's a qama in Georgia, and I've assumed that the qamas mentioned in the Persian autobiography In the Imperial Shadow are the same implement. That big glossary also describes a lot of hoplological items as "Indo-Persian".
Click to expand...
I was only speaking vaguely Jer, but that's fascinating stuff :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top