Knife from Madura

Henk · 25th February 2009, 01:39 PM

No Freddy, no abuse.

you don't show the whole piece but this is the blade of a mandau. The engraving is not unusual and certainly not an abuse. My first impression on this little bit blurry picture is a very fine mandau.
But the more knowledgeable members on the mandau can tell you more. I suggest you show us the whole mandau.

Freddy · 25th February 2009, 04:13 PM

Here are the rest of the pictures. I guess someone really used this mandau. Perhaps the bone or wooden handle was once lost and replaced by this one. The handle is made out of leather, that is a number of leather rings glued (?) to each other. Just a functional piece... with a mandau blade.

The blade is thick, measuring 8 mm near the handle...and very sharp.

Henk · 25th February 2009, 07:18 PM

LOL

Now i understand why you showed us only the blade, Freddy.
The hilt is from an european dagger. Better try to replace it for a mandau hilt. Occacionally you find a mandau hilt for sale. This mandau is really worth it.

25th February 2009, 01:39 PM	#1
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	No Freddy, no abuse. you don't show the whole piece but this is the blade of a mandau. The engraving is not unusual and certainly not an abuse. My first impression on this little bit blurry picture is a very fine mandau. But the more knowledgeable members on the mandau can tell you more. I suggest you show us the whole mandau.

25th February 2009, 04:13 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Here are the rest of the pictures. I guess someone really used this mandau. Perhaps the bone or wooden handle was once lost and replaced by this one. The handle is made out of leather, that is a number of leather rings glued (?) to each other. Just a functional piece... with a mandau blade. The blade is thick, measuring 8 mm near the handle...and very sharp.

25th February 2009, 07:18 PM	#3
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	LOL Now i understand why you showed us only the blade, Freddy. The hilt is from an european dagger. Better try to replace it for a mandau hilt. Occacionally you find a mandau hilt for sale. This mandau is really worth it.