karambit ?, korambit ?, lawi ayam ?

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Sajen

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

Hi Detief, Thanks for the info, they are certainly curious weapons, Apologies for missing the ruler
Regards
Miguel