indonesian knife?

Henk · 26th February 2009, 07:26 PM

Hello Ascalon, welcome on the forum.

Willem is quite right. The scabbard is from Sulawesi, and is a Badek scabbard. The hilt is probably from a Sekin and is not original to the scabbard. Take a look when placed in the scabbard, it doesnt fit. The hilt should be inside the scabbard. The hilt doesn't also fit the blade. To much space between the blade and the tang. The blade is Sumatran and looks like a Tumbok lada blade. The blade has a Batu lapak. Mostly the sign of a Sumatra blade. But as Willem said common blade, could be various origins. It is a typical mariage of different parts. But I love the scabbard.

The next one puzzles me. The carving of the hilt and the scabbard gave me the idea of Batak. This knife has age. In the archipello a lot of knives are found wich didn't got a specific name.
A Badek was in my mind, pistol grip and the carving on the scabbard mouth as well as the shape of the blade, but not the rather simple dress we use to see by the Badek. But it could also be a form of Piso or a Rawit. It is Sumatran, I'm rather convinced of that because of the look of the blade.

26th February 2009, 07:26 PM	#6
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Hello Ascalon, welcome on the forum. Willem is quite right. The scabbard is from Sulawesi, and is a Badek scabbard. The hilt is probably from a Sekin and is not original to the scabbard. Take a look when placed in the scabbard, it doesnt fit. The hilt should be inside the scabbard. The hilt doesn't also fit the blade. To much space between the blade and the tang. The blade is Sumatran and looks like a Tumbok lada blade. The blade has a Batu lapak. Mostly the sign of a Sumatra blade. But as Willem said common blade, could be various origins. It is a typical mariage of different parts. But I love the scabbard. The next one puzzles me. The carving of the hilt and the scabbard gave me the idea of Batak. This knife has age. In the archipello a lot of knives are found wich didn't got a specific name. A Badek was in my mind, pistol grip and the carving on the scabbard mouth as well as the shape of the blade, but not the rather simple dress we use to see by the Badek. But it could also be a form of Piso or a Rawit. It is Sumatran, I'm rather convinced of that because of the look of the blade.