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Originally Posted by JeffS
I don't think it had a previous life as a sikin panjang. The blade thickness is too thin and the steel doesn't have the nice watered pattern I've seen in sikin panjang and other Aceh blades, in short it is too primitive compared to examples I've seen - more utility knife in fancy dress than repurposed weapon...
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I agree with what you say Jeff. It looks like a scaled down
sikin panjang blade, to be used as a utility knife. Also agree that Aceh seems the likely origin. Perhaps we could call it a
pisau aceh.