SOMEBODY KNOWS WHAT IS IT?

[carlos]

I JUST BOUGHT IT, I ONLY KNOW TOTAL LENGHT NEAR 11 INCH. SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING?
THANKS IN ADVANCE
CARLOS

[Emanuel]

Hi Carlos,
Could you post some close-ups of the blade? Since it's a keris-like blade, maybe we can start with the assumption that it's SE-Asian. Of course it could be a lot of other things, including western if made recently. Is the blade stainless or regular steel? The stag could give some clues perhaps, even though it's probably a later handle. The luks seem well forged, following the central ridge quite well...maybe a Filipino piece?
Regards,
Emanuel

[carlos]

Hi Carlos,
Could you post some close-ups of the blade? Since it's a keris-like blade, maybe we can start with the assumption that it's SE-Asian. Of course it could be a lot of other things, including western if made recently. Is the blade stainless or regular steel? The stag handle could give some clues perhaps.
Regards,
Emanuel


THIS PICTURE IS FROM THE SELLER, I HAVEN´T THE KNIFE, WHEN I RECEIVED I ´LL POST MORE PICTURES, BUT BY THE MOMENT ONLY HAVE THIS, I´M SORRY.

[Rick]

Four luks (curves) ; most Indo keris style blades have an odd number.

This could be a shortened blade but the high polish makes me think non Indonesian. :shrug:

[Freddy]

In my opinion, it's a German hunting dagger. Normally they have a one-edged straight blade.
In Germany, these are called 'Jagdnicker'.

[tunggulametung]

Surely not Indonesian and doesn't seems to be SE Asian to my asian eyes...:)

[Lew]

It looks like some put this together from old parts of different knives.

Lew

[Battara]

IN fact it looks more recent. Some European/American blades have the wavy pattern after 1926. I also think it is a composite and recent like others like this I have seen. Not SE.