?Sumatran knife

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Ian

Gavin and Jeff,

Thank you both for the ID of a sekin. When I searched our site for sekin I found the examples that I had been looking for from memory. The hilt and scabbard seem very typical for this knife. The blade seems older than the hilt and scabbard, and might be 19th C. I'll know more after cleaning it.

I notice that the sekin is considered by some to be uncommon or even rare. Is this a general consensus? I'm pleased to have found it on line for the cost of a burger and a beer for two.

Hi Ian,

Yes, it's a sekin. It's rarer as a sewar but they pop up from time to time. But frankly I have been looking for an example for years already. I think that everything is from the same age.

Regards,
Detlef