Strange Keris blade or???

[Henk]

I've seen curved keris before. Rather unusual, I think. A friend of my owns one with luk and I've seen by a fellow collector a straight one. Both of these keris where curved like a Jambiya. Yours is only curved at the end of the blade. Very nice find and if I rembered well the region where these keris came from was arround Palembang indeed. The sheath is a scandinavian one I think. More Puukko like. The sheath for both keris I've seen was a curved walikat sandang.

[VVV]

Ian,

I am not sure on which kind of horn it is so I have enclosed two additional pictures of the hilt.

Henk,

I think you are correct that the sheath isn't original after having a closer look at it. I am not so much into either Scandinavian Sami knives or Finnish Puukko (the grass is always greener...) but don't they usually have thicker leather for their sheaths?
My only reference on that is the ones being sold in the souvenir shops in Stockholm's Old Town.
I also forgot to mention that this blade of course have Pamor.

Michael

[Lew]

Hi Guys

The hilt is not rhino it's most likely some type of buffalo horn. The dagger reminds me of the Beja daggers of Africa.

Lew

[VVV]

Thanks Lew,

For what do they use the Beja daggers in Africa?

Michael

[Lew]

Originally Posted by VVV

Thanks Lew,

For what do they use the Beja daggers in Africa?

Michael

VVV

Here are a few pics. The warrior has one in his belt/sash. They are weapons of war and my guess also a status symbol much like the Arab jambiya.

[Henk]

Michael,

I think Lew is right about the buffalo horn for the ukiran.

About the leather of scandinavian knives, you're right, thick leather is used. I cann't see how thick the leather is on the picture, but I looked at the shape of the scabbard.

[VVV]

Thanks for the nice pictures Lew.

Henk, the leather of this sheath is quite thin.
But I see now that it's not visible for you on my picture.

Michael