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26th February 2024, 03:38 PM | #1 |
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Nice little Sumatran (?) dagger for sharing & comment
Hello dear members,
I got this little dagger in a trade with a friend not long ago. I think that it is Sumatran in origin but could also be Malay, I am a little bit unsure. Handle and scabbard are from wood and it's delicately carved, the blade is laminated and shows a batu lapak motif at the base. 26,5 cm inside scabbard, 23 cm without, blade 16 cm, 6 mm thick at the spine behind the bolster. |
26th February 2024, 07:29 PM | #2 |
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Nice.
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26th February 2024, 08:17 PM | #3 |
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Hello Alan,
Thanks and I agree! Regards, Detlef |
27th February 2024, 05:11 PM | #4 |
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Nice one Detlef,
this one has a similar feel to it : https://www.liveauctioneers.com/pric...-from-sumatra/ |
27th February 2024, 06:24 PM | #5 |
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Love that blade.
What does “batu lapak” mean? Thanks for sharing |
27th February 2024, 06:47 PM | #6 |
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Hello Albert,
Batu lapak is called the curl pamor at the base of the blade. "Batu" means stone/rock but I sadly can't translate "lapak". Regards, Detlef |
27th February 2024, 06:42 PM | #7 | |
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The dagger in the link is a sewar while I can't name the knife in question! Regards, Detlef |
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28th February 2024, 02:42 PM | #9 |
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Thanks for posting the pictures werecow.
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