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21st March 2006, 09:13 PM
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Here's the picture from V Z
My pleasure.
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21st March 2006, 09:31 PM
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A nice one!
I think it's a Lawi Ayam, Korambi etc... Some of them have an open "half ring", like yours, as a finger rest. Most of them have closed/full rings at the top of the hilt for fully inserting a finger. My Silat teacher's wife is very good with them and they can be a very nasty surprise and are difficult to disarm. The reason it looks like a Beladau is because it's local variations of the same weapon - the Jambiya. But the size of yours, as well as the blade shape, indicates a Kerambit, Kuku Ayam, Kuku Rimau etc...  Actually I think it's many names for the same knife but maybe someone else can enlighten me if there is a difference? Michael |
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21st March 2006, 09:48 PM
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if i remember correctly,
lawi ayam is longer and has a straighter blade. korambit is smaller and more curving with the finger hole. beladaw has the open toe hole. |
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21st March 2006, 10:19 PM
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Looking closer at the Beladau in van Z makes me even more insecure even if I think the size must matter?
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