karambit ?, korambit ?, lawi ayam ?

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Originally Posted by Miguel

Have no idea what this knife is or where it comes from but it is a little beauty, quite viscous looking really if you give your imagination free rein. Do you know what they are used for? It looks very small, how long is it? Might it be a female, weapon? Reminds me of a parrots beak Thanks for sharing.
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Miguel

Hello Miguel,

here a link which answers hopefully your questions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karambit
There is one picture posted with a scale, the knife is approx. 7 inch (ca. 18 cm) long. And yes, it is mainly a female defense weapon. To the karambit family belong in Indonesia the korambi and lawi ayam (tail feather of the cock) and in the Philippines it's called karambit. The Indonesian knives are without guard normally so my question.
Here some related threads:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=lawi+ayam
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=lawi+ayam
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=korambit

Best regards,
Detlef