Help identify knife

aspalathos · 15th August 2025, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob A

Malay archipelago is as close as I can locate; other more knowledgeable will refine.

Nice carving on the bone hilt. The decoration on the blade is not something I've seen, but reminiscent of the acid-etching of the Mahdi-era Sudan knives with the pseudo-Arabic script. I'm not at all sure that that was the technique used in this example, though.

That's all I've got. Some of it may even be accurate.

Hi,tnx. Decoration on the blade is made of silver

Sajen · 15th August 2025, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by aspalathos

Decoration on the blade is made of silver

Sorry, I strongly doubt it!

aspalathos · 15th August 2025, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Sorry, I strongly doubt it!

Well maybe you are right , but it looks that way to me, the decoration is embossed...applied to the blade

Battara · 16th August 2025, 03:36 AM

The blade decorations were acid etched.

Sajen · 16th August 2025, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Battara

The blade decorations were acid etched.

Exactly! No silver involved!

aspalathos · 16th August 2025, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Exactly! No silver involved!

Well 2:1 then probably you are right

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Bob A · 19th August 2025, 04:35 PM

Putting aside matters of dress, the blade profile is rather reminiscent of the rencong. Not congruent, but seemingly related.

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Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,339	The blade decorations were acid etched.

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Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 444	Putting aside matters of dress, the blade profile is rather reminiscent of the rencong. Not congruent, but seemingly related.