Minangkebau Dagger

VANDOO · 24th April 2015, 04:44 AM

THIS KNIFE WAS LIKELY MADE IN SUMATRA AS STATED BUT ALSO FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF A PUT TOGETHER PIECE NOT OF TRADITIONAL FORM. THESE ARE DIFFICULT TO CLASSIFY AS A RESULT AND ARE OFTEN ONE OF A KIND ITEMS. ON YOUR EXAMPLE THE BLADE LOOKS LIKE PART OF A OLD SWORD BLADE MOST LIKELY EUROPEAN. THE HANDLE LOOKS LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO CARVE A EAGLE HEAD ( ALSO A BORROWED EUROPEAN DESIGN) BUT THOUGH IT HAS FEATHERS IT HAS A MUZZLE NOT A BEAK. THE SCABBARD IS CLOSER TO A SUMATRAN DESIGN FORM AND THE DECORATIVE METAL STRAPS ALSO FITS FOR WORK DONE THERE. THIS WORK WAS NOT LIKELY MADE BY A PROFESSIONAL KNIFE MAKER BUT LIKELY BY A AMATEUR OR PERHAPS A NOVICE KNIFE MAKER.

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24th April 2015, 04:44 AM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THIS KNIFE WAS LIKELY MADE IN SUMATRA AS STATED BUT ALSO FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF A PUT TOGETHER PIECE NOT OF TRADITIONAL FORM. THESE ARE DIFFICULT TO CLASSIFY AS A RESULT AND ARE OFTEN ONE OF A KIND ITEMS. ON YOUR EXAMPLE THE BLADE LOOKS LIKE PART OF A OLD SWORD BLADE MOST LIKELY EUROPEAN. THE HANDLE LOOKS LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO CARVE A EAGLE HEAD ( ALSO A BORROWED EUROPEAN DESIGN) BUT THOUGH IT HAS FEATHERS IT HAS A MUZZLE NOT A BEAK. THE SCABBARD IS CLOSER TO A SUMATRAN DESIGN FORM AND THE DECORATIVE METAL STRAPS ALSO FITS FOR WORK DONE THERE. THIS WORK WAS NOT LIKELY MADE BY A PROFESSIONAL KNIFE MAKER BUT LIKELY BY A AMATEUR OR PERHAPS A NOVICE KNIFE MAKER.