Badek / badik dagger for ID / Horn hilt

[DAHenkel]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Over 200 views and still no-one who has anything similar in his collection.

Pfew, lucky me, I bought a really rare piece this time

Rare perhaps, but not unique...

Interesting theory that these could be Banjar...plausible at any rate. I figured Bugis of some description but god knows from where. Got mine quite a long time back on Ebay from a European source. Probably the usual tourist bring-back story so the provenance is totally irretrevable.

BTW, the hilt collar and buntut on mine are buffalo horn if you're considering restoring yours.

33.5cm OAL, 21.5cm blade.