Hi Henk,
Dispite of its small size i would not like to get stabbed with it, i think it would cause al lot of damage, so perhaps a back-up piece of some sort? I have seen leather scabbards for kerisses as well (don’t know if they were genuine though) . Fact is, Dutch troops did experimented with the use of local weapons in Atjeh, when there own weaponry seemed to be insufficient. It led to the use of the Dutch klewang.
Maybe if you contact the Dutch Army Museum, they can tell you more about this subject.
regards
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