A sekin

[Marcokeris]

Originally Posted by kai

Very nice piece!

However, IMHO it's not a sekin - this gives more credence to a Sulawesi origin though...

Regards,
Kai

I think it is a sekin for tha base of the blade near the handle (a guard on a side) and for the grooves along the blade too.
The form of weapon and sheat is rather similar to sekin's picture in Stone and Zonneveld's books.
In Holstein book there is a picture of Sumatran sekin with the same ring around the handle and also the handle is very similar.
(Anyway indian influence is stong)