Mystery Garage Sale Find! A Folding Sickle or Sycthe: What is it?

In this video I show two blades that I got at a garage sale, and ask YOU the VIEWER what on earth they are and where they come from!

[@Robertbreaker3]

Mystery Solved! It's called a Lohar Sickle, and it's from Afghanistan! : )

[@rhonda8908]

ROBERT…. My husband Joe researched it. He said it’s a weeding sickle, gardening tool, his best guess. He enjoyed the video. Even as a gardener In his earlier years it’s something he’s never seen. Maybe you have a one of a kind.

[@philryski9808]

called a lohar

[@philryski9808]

also common in Afghanistan as all around tool and weapon

[@philryski9808]

That is a a folding sickle .popular harvesting tool around the world You can still buy them brand new

[@MrPocketfullOfSteel]

Paused at the 6:57 mark to comment. *haha* Dude, you're killing me!!! From the moment you did your "turn around," I was cracking up. Thanks for that. *lol* *THEN,* when you hit the release and it *FOLDED AGAIN,* I was tempted to just walk away from the keyboard. :o) 1st piece = I won't say junkety junk junk. Maybe get it looked at from someone *extremely* studied in pieces like that, but yeah - hearing the background of the fella etc. etc. - who knows? You may be correct in your assessment on it. Get that rust taken care of (if you want) and put a 0 degree bevel on that bad boy *lol* but it ain't my style......but it's not mine....it's yours. ~~~~~~ clearing my throat and stretching my typing fingers ~~~~~~ 2nd piece = I think that's neato! I'd be real curious as to WHO or WHAT COUNTRY that was made in. There *are* different takes etc. on scythes / sickles and in many countries they WILL have folding sickles. Both for cutting fruit/ wheat/ grass but ALSO for nefarious means. Hence why it folds and can be easily concealed. We can both agree that it folds *ha!* not once...............but TWICE. *lol* I like that one for some reason. Just think about all the things that could be used for. I believe in Chile and Bolivia you'll see both - - - - Fellas & Women using tools such as these. I'd love to hear Doc's opinion on both of those, but especially your "double folding Make My Day piece." But we'll have to wait for that one! :o) There's a fella I've dealt with maybe 8-9 year back. I believe he has a YTube channel now. The name of his company is called "Baryonyx Knife Co." He's a super nice fella, he has a website too. He sells Scythes / Machetes and ALL KINDS of tools for agriculture etc. I'd venture to say if you gave him a holler and either sent him a pic (( of piece#2 )) or just asked him to look at your video and give him the time stamp, minus of course, the nifty sneaky turn around part *haha* I just betcha he'd tell you. Thanks for showing those. I enjoy you, on both your channels but this channel *always* seems to make me chuckle and smirk and that's a GOOD THING. :o)

[@gatorflea2788]

Only thing I can come up with is some kind of ice axe ?

[@kurtasiak]

Afgani Lohar