What is it? Not a hard quiz. Comments?

[Naga Basuki]

The seller thought this was for cutting rice.

[Alam Shah]

Ya, sure;) ...it's a kerambit...It's hard to imagine it being used to harvest rice. However, as a close combat weapon...that's another story...

[Conogre]

Well, if you consider an upward thrust that would open certain digestive organs and let the rice that's already been eaten fall out, I suppose you COULD call that harvesting rice, to a certain extent? **grin**
Mike

[LabanTayo]

Definitely a Korambit. Made for harvesting people who steal rice. ;)

[Naga Basuki]

Definitely a Korambit. Made for harvesting people who steal rice. ;)

LMRAO!

Have heard it called a korambi or lawi ayam.

Yeah, it's a fighting knife, usually used by the lower classes like our view of a switchblade. One swift unexpected motion and the guy's guts are on the floor! It's an ambush type of attack, not a defensive weapon. Similar to a jambiya in the use of the curved blade, the complaint with straight knives is that it is difficult to get around the protective ribs to deliver a really massive fatal blow, this design solves that problem- the first guthook design!

I've heard there is a small one that Malay and Sumatra women keep in their hair bun (konde). Never seen one of these, sure would buy it if I do!

[LabanTayo]

a lawi alam has a straighter and longer blade.
it also harvests rice thieves. :)