Mongolian knife is an essential thing in the life of herders, it can be used to slaughter cattle and sheep, meat, but also can be used as decorations, furnishings. Mongolian knife body using high-quality steel, sharp blade, handle and sheath steel, silver, wood, horn, leather and so on, above the carving of exquisite patterns or inlaid with colorful gems.
The Mongolian knife was originally a cutlery used by Mongolians in their daily lives. By the knife, knife sheath and bone chopsticks. Mongolian knife sheath, knife handle made of sandalwood or animal bone. Some are also decorated with two dragons playing pearls, bats holding the sun, galloping horses, deer and other patterns of silver or copper. The sheath can not only put the table knife, but also can be put in the side of the ivory bone chopsticks. Mongolian knife is not only a necessary tool for the strong Mongolian men to defend themselves or slaughter cattle and sheep and eat hand-held meat, but also an indispensable and unique decorative artwork. It is hung on the right side of the belt together with the fire sickle, which makes it look particularly powerful. The left side of Mongolian men's general belt, but also hang a delicate and chic snuff bottle. Snuff bottles are mostly installed in beautiful silk forged pots in the bag. The snuff bottle is made of jade, jadeite, agate, amber, tortoiseshell, fine porcelain and so on. The lid and the body of the pot are inlaid with gold and silver, coral and rubies. The lid of the pot is attached to a small bone spoon, which is used to take out snuff. Snuff is made of more than 30 kinds of raw materials such as tobacco, mint, ice tablet, camphor and so on. To the yurt as a guest or two people meet each other across the table, after greeting each other, they will each snuff shell hands on, as a kind of meeting gift. This generous, dashing meet etiquette, will make you have a sense of cordiality, and quickly close the psychological distance between you and the Mongolian brothers.
Mongolian knife variety, different shapes, different sizes. Mainly used to kill sheep meat, but also the man's jewelry. Not wearing a Mongolian knife man, women look down on. But the Mongolian knife is not a tool for fighting, in the pastoral areas rarely fight with a knife. Mongolian silversmith's most skillful technique is to make knives. Edge with good steel, handle made of horn, mahogany. Once upon a time the Mongolian knife is more complex than now, practical and beautiful, the sheath has a hole, can be inserted into the ivory or camel bone chopsticks. There is a ring on the sheath, and the ring is decorated with a ribbon of silk thread. One end of the silk ribbon has a ring that can be hung on the crotch; one end is braided with a bow, and underneath is a spike; and one end has a bole. Bole is a round ornament made of silver with a pattern and a large coral bead embedded in the center. The Mongolian knife's bole is also embroidered with silk. Sheath made of gold, silver, copper, engraved with dragons, tigers, animal heads, cloud patterns, ivory chopsticks, the big end of the big head is also set with a silver bundle. Folklore says that rice poisoning with it can be tried out.