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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 12:01 PM
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Posted By Sajen
Hello Rumpel, It's not a keris, it's in...

Hello Rumpel,

It's not a keris, it's in Palembang style, I would say that it belongs to the kerambit family. If we could call the handle as an effigy of Putra Malu is a little bit diputable. With...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons Yesterday, 10:18 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 70,037
Posted By Sajen
Thanks Gustav! Yes, it's a little gem! ;)

Thanks Gustav! Yes, it's a little gem! ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 05:44 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 94,501
Posted By Sajen
I think that the inlays are not from brass but...

I think that the inlays are not from brass but from "fish bone", they look white to my eyes. Control with a loupe. ;)

Regards,
Detlef
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 05:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 693
Posted By Sajen
There could be missing something at the hilt from...

There could be missing something at the hilt from your Sri Lankan knife, I am unsure.
Please show us the dua lalan in an extra thread or in the dua lalan thread! ;)

Regards,
Detlef
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 05:35 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 70,037
Posted By Sajen
Thank you Martin! :)

Thank you Martin! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 05:33 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 94,501
Posted By Sajen
Like you I like the handle carvings! :cool: ...

Like you I like the handle carvings! :cool:

Regards,
Detlef
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 05:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 625
Posted By Sajen
Hi Leif, My humble opinion would go with...

Hi Leif,

My humble opinion would go with Frederico, the inclined hole for the suspension cord and the engravings on the scabbard let me think that it's indeed Bicolano in origin. My personal...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 12:11 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 70,037
Posted By Sajen
Yesterday evening I cleaned the blade of this...

Yesterday evening I cleaned the blade of this little fellow. On top of the handle is a gold cap, very finely worked, in the middle a blue (glass?) stone, a brown horn scabbard mouth, silver fittings....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th February 2026, 01:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 693
Posted By Sajen
It could be also a Mahout dagger called...

It could be also a Mahout dagger called "kirichchiya" from Sri Lanka, see here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27080&highlight=mahout
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2026, 10:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 693
Posted By Sajen
Hi Martin, It's in my humble opinion a Sri...

Hi Martin,

It's in my humble opinion a Sri Lankan knife and belongs to the Phia family. If it's a Piha Kaetta I don't know, there are several different knives in this family.

Regards,
Detlef
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2026, 05:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,389
Posted By Sajen
BTW, the knife in question is 48 cm long, the...

BTW, the knife in question is 48 cm long, the blade with bolster is 36,3 cm long and the blade is nearly 8 mm thick at the spine behind the crown bolster.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2026, 05:32 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,389
Posted By Sajen
Hello David, You don't need to be afraid,...

Hello David,

You don't need to be afraid, read my answer to Alan. ;) But like said, no one was able to state a clear evidence of a Sumatran (Aceh) origin, I think we all have never seen a similar...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2026, 05:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,389
Posted By Sajen
Hello Alan, Like yourself I know next to...

Hello Alan,

Like yourself I know next to nothing about the knife in question, so I started this thread to let it discussed here and to get more informations, Peter, David and Séverin give their...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th February 2026, 10:18 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,389
Posted By Sajen
Hello Alan, Like Leif stated, when my...

Hello Alan,

Like Leif stated, when my informant is correct is the origin stated from him a mostly from Malay people inhabited region so it's no great surprise that there can be found blades with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2026, 05:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,389
Posted By Sajen
Another knife, again a different blade style but...

Another knife, again a different blade style but with a similar handle.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2026, 02:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 21,389
Posted By Sajen
I got from a Thai collector that the knife in...

I got from a Thai collector that the knife in question is indeed a Southern Thai knife. What he stated I've attached as a picture and also a knife with a similar handle which was offered by a local...
Forum: Swap Forum 25th February 2026, 10:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,464
Posted By Sajen
Last try, 300,- Euro! ;)

Last try, 300,- Euro! ;)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2026, 08:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,112
Posted By Sajen
So far I know it's zinc.

So far I know it's zinc.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st February 2026, 02:08 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,449
Posted By Sajen
Hello Peter, Like seen in the pictures I...

Hello Peter,

Like seen in the pictures I posted, these carrying poles are not really comfortable. Sometimes they lay under a bolster but in most cases these poles are carried directly on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 21st February 2026, 01:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,449
Posted By Sajen
I personally don't believe AI blind. But with a...

I personally don't believe AI blind. But with a little bit research, here at first the term "Hua Yi": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua%E2%80%93Yi_distinction
"Jujube" is a fruit, see the first pic....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2026, 11:46 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 133,452
Posted By Sajen
Hello Yuri, Like I said it privately before,...

Hello Yuri,

Like I said it privately before, a great restore job! :cool: Very well done!

Regards,
Detlef
Forum: Swap Forum 19th February 2026, 09:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,464
Posted By Sajen
For 350,- Euro someone?

For 350,- Euro someone?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th February 2026, 11:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,481
Posted By Sajen
Hi Marius, Pattern welded, no wootz IMVHO! ...

Hi Marius,
Pattern welded, no wootz IMVHO!

Regards,
Detlef
Forum: Swap Forum 15th February 2026, 05:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,464
Posted By Sajen
And more.

And more.
Forum: Swap Forum 15th February 2026, 05:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,464
Posted By Sajen
More pics.

More pics.
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