Recent SEA trip aquisitions

DAHenkel · 5th January 2005, 10:33 AM

First Blade is a beladau. They're related to kerambit and lawi ayam but are a stabbing weapon rather than a gut hook, thus the lack of a finger hole. Common across much of the "Malay" areas of the Archipelago but especially Sumatra.

The second blade is a typically referred to as a badik in the Northeast Peninsula. This particular form is normally attributed to Pattani. The dress is not of traditional form and is relatively recent. Note the ferrule which may well be part of an old rifle bullet casing.

The sewar is of a form usually attributed to South or East Sumatra.

The badik is a bugis type that normally come from S. Sulawesi but are also found in quantity in the Melaka Straits as well.

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5th January 2005, 10:33 AM	#4
DAHenkel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 125	First Blade is a beladau. They're related to kerambit and lawi ayam but are a stabbing weapon rather than a gut hook, thus the lack of a finger hole. Common across much of the "Malay" areas of the Archipelago but especially Sumatra. The second blade is a typically referred to as a badik in the Northeast Peninsula. This particular form is normally attributed to Pattani. The dress is not of traditional form and is relatively recent. Note the ferrule which may well be part of an old rifle bullet casing. The sewar is of a form usually attributed to South or East Sumatra. The badik is a bugis type that normally come from S. Sulawesi but are also found in quantity in the Melaka Straits as well.