Cool knife, I like it.
This is a southern Thai 19thc traditional form knife, or mead in Thai, it is from the region Krabi , Pattani or close and traditional to the Islamic regions close to the Malay borders, the hilt is in typical Thai Naga serpent form in buffalo horn, with an etch it could show chevron Damascus pattern but not all of them do, he might be lucky if it is a good higher end one, they are worn in the traditional belt sash with just the Naga hilt showing above the waist band of the sarong, they come in many forms but the Naga is a favourite.
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