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Originally Posted by kai
Hello Moshah,
I believe your blade was made from wesi/besi malela (a heavily forged steel with often higher carbon content which yields the dark, even stain despite being laminated).
Your badik could well be from northern Malaya (not sure though).
Regards,
Kai
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Hi Kai,
From my observation, the besi used was similar to the type that we always see in kerises. Perhaps no nickel contents, hence no pamor.
The characteristic of the besi was also akin to some Malay kerises that I have, made me so inclined to say it's a Malay badik. But from my understanding, Malay badiks usually will have a "mar" or "temin" - a round base before the tang (pix) which is not present on the badik of question here. This is why I was not prepare to expect that it was a Malay badik...
