Sikin with azimat and patterned blade

[Bill M]

Blade 20.5", Overall length 28",, horn handle

The designs on the scabbard are quite difficult to photograph. The patination almost obscures them. the images you see have been considerably lightened.

[Henk]

Beautiful Sikin. Awsome blade.

Nice pattern on the scabbard. The more dark scabbards are very difficult to photgraph. Especially when they become as dark as the ink (I think it is ink) used in the engraving.

[Dajak]

Hi All no it is not ink they use they burn kemierie nuts and rub them over the carving .

Same like they use with carving Lontar leaves .


Ben

[Maurice]

VERY NNNIIIICCCCEEE!!!!

[Bill M]

Thanks for the input, guys. I have been wanting one of these with the scabbard "drawings" for a while." The blade is a plus. Have not seen any with a patterned blade.

The drawings are so hard to photograph that I had to see this one in person before working out a trade,

[Gonzalo G]

Bill, this is a very interesting and beatiful piece. I have a very little knowledge, if any, of the malayan-indonesian-phillipinean and South East Asia weapons, but I like them very much and I would like to learn more about them. Can you tell me which is the maximum thicknes of the back at it´s base and the widht of the blade? Is the tang riveted inside the "jaws" of the handle but at plain sight? Thank you very much for your attention.
Regards

Gonzalo

[Bill M]

Bill, this is a very interesting and beautiful piece. I have a very little knowledge, if any, of the Malayan-Indonesian-phillipinean and South East Asia weapons, but I like them very much and I would like to learn more about them. Can you tell me which is the maximum thickness of the back at it´s base and the width of the blade? Is the tang riveted inside the "jaws" of the handle but at plain sight? Thank you very much for your attention.
Regards

Gonzalo

Hi Gonzalo,

The blade is about 1 3/8" inch (35mm) wide at the handle and about 3/16" inch (4.76mm) thick.

The tang is not riveted. It appears to be glued, perhaps some kind of tree resin. I would assume it is held in place like the Moro weapons.

[Gonzalo G]

Thank you very much, Bill. Maybe they use something like the laha, a natural glue used to mount the khukri handles. Probably it is what you say, a three resin. I belive in some places is used pine resine mixed with carbon to make this kind of glues.
My regards

Gonzalo