Badek / badik dagger for ID / Horn hilt
 

Hello forumites.

Can someone help me with indentifying the origin of this badek knife ?

I would also like to know what style ferrule it once had.

Best regards,
Willem

The hilt looks like Banjarese hilts ( south Borneo ) maybe an exported piece from Sumatra. I would give the thing a brass ferrule.

Arjan

Hi Willem,

this badik you have is from the hilt style very similar to the one I have, look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13472
My one have a silver ferrule.

Regards,

Detlef

Hello Detlef,

The general shap is similar, but the elaborate carvings an decorations on your example make me think more of Sumatra.

Best regards,
Willem

Hello Arjan,
Banjarmasin was also my feeling with this hilt.
I checked the RMV collection, but could not find anything similar. (yet) :shrug:

Maybe other forumites have similar examples ? :)

Best regards,
Willem

Over 200 views and still no-one who has anything similar in his collection. :confused: :shrug:

Pfew, lucky me, I bought a really rare piece this time ;) :p

I have something....... sort of similar........
See here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...549#post145549

Interesting page
http://haloindo.com/indo-investment/...-of-badik.html

Indeed !

Rare perhaps, but not unique... ;)

Interesting theory that these could be Banjar...plausible at any rate. I figured Bugis of some description but god knows from where. Got mine quite a long time back on Ebay from a European source. Probably the usual tourist bring-back story so the provenance is totally irretrevable.

BTW, the hilt collar and buntut on mine are buffalo horn if you're considering restoring yours.

33.5cm OAL, 21.5cm blade.

Thank you for posting this rare dagger :) Nice example with the horn details.
I will first try to restore it with metal, but horn will be the next possibility.

Best regards,
Willem

Well, here it is with a brass ferrule.

Perfect done! :)

Very well done Willem, a beautiful restoration.

Regards,
Robert

Nicely done man! :)

Can you do mine too?

Kidding... ;)

:D :D

The Buffalo horn band looks fine on your example.
I like to restore things whenever they are missing, but I prefer when pieces are complete and preferrably original.

I am not unsatisfied with the result on this badek either, but I could improve the quality of my pictures. ;)
Artificial light is really not my thing. daylight gives so much better pictures.

Best regards,
Willem

I took some daylight pictures to do the handle and the blade more justice :)

This ini badek from bugis, kabupaten sidenreng rappang, the name of handle is "Kulu-kulu Sidenreng"