Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Small "Blingy" Knife, But From Where and What Was its Purpose???

Battara · 23rd June 2020, 03:55 AM

The similarities to the lopah are why I mentioned Aceh.

Perhaps I misspoke on the blade - maybe it is Sumatra I was thinking that make a wide ended blade like this.

Did not think of betel nut. Must have belonged to someone of some status.

23rd June 2020, 03:55 AM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	The similarities to the lopah are why I mentioned Aceh. Perhaps I misspoke on the blade - maybe it is Sumatra I was thinking that make a wide ended blade like this. Did not think of betel nut. Must have belonged to someone of some status.