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Description: | LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL CHIN KNIFE (DAH) MRS LANDON 6/1/50
Single blade metal knife, pointed with slightly rounded blade near the tip, hollowed along the centre for most of its length on both sides. The blade has an X with a line above and below incised into the blade back at two places. The hilt is bound by a narrow metal strip, wrapped around and pinned together, where the blade is hafted in. Straight cylindrical wooden hilt, slightly fluted at end, lacquered black, overlaid with a red lacquered band above the band, and over the top of the hilt end.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 6.1.50/3i | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood paint Chin dahs (knives (weapons: edged)) iron War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-58411 | Go to resource |
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