Japanese homemade fighting knife??

[ghp95134]

Thai.

[ghp95134]

Geee .... I don't know if I copied the letters properly..... but

มาดี่
Mā dī̀

means "well/good."


--Guy

p.s. ผมอาศัยอยู่ในกรุงเทพฯเป็นเวลาสองปี (1968-1970) แต่ฉันไม่สามารถพูดภาษาไทย
P̄hm xāṣ̄ạy xyū̀ nı krungtheph pĕn welā s̄xng pī (1968-1970) tæ̀ c̄hạn mị̀ s̄āmārt̄h phūd p̣hās̄ʹā thịy
[I lived in Bangkok for two years (1968-1970) but I do not speak Thai. ]

As far as I recall, that phrase would be "Phom yiu Krungtep song pi; phud pasa Thai mai-dai."

[Newbie]

WW2 era?

[ghp95134]

WW2 era?

I don't think so -- but that is really hard to judge from just a photo. The wood handle and the scabbard look too new and too clean to me. Apparently this style is called E-nep and if you do a Google Image search, you'll find many similar knives of varying sizes.


Here's two with similar markings:



--Guy

[Walkwolf]

..And not military IMO - Looks like a common commercial
kitchen knife pressed into use as a 'utility' blade for carry
in that home-made sheath. The one Guy shows is
much more robust.........

[BOB COLEMAN]

I asgree that this piece is neither Japanese or old.

[newoq11]

i dont know about it!just want to see it s very nice!!i like it!!!

[Newbie]

The style is very similar, however all the knives I find online are a Gurka(sp) style....good possibility that is Thai, but I believe it's old.