Name of tow Batak Knives

Athanase · 10th December 2017, 08:08 PM

Hello,

I recently acquired these two Batak knives which I don't know either the name or the function.

The first has a handle similar to some Lopah Petawaran seen on the internet but the blade is much simpler.
The second one has a blade very close to the Lopah Petawaran but the handle and the sheath don't look like what I saw elsewhere.
Both knives were collected by the same person before 1941.
How would you name these knives?

First knife :
Blade length : 16cm
Handle in Saro (Capricornis sumatraensis) horn with silver
No scabbard.

Second knife :
Blade length : 23,6cm
Handle in buffalo horn and brass.
Scabbard in wood, deer horn, bone and silver.

10th December 2017, 08:08 PM	#1
Athanase Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Paris (France) Posts: 408	Name of tow Batak Knives Hello, I recently acquired these two Batak knives which I don't know either the name or the function. The first has a handle similar to some Lopah Petawaran seen on the internet but the blade is much simpler. The second one has a blade very close to the Lopah Petawaran but the handle and the sheath don't look like what I saw elsewhere. Both knives were collected by the same person before 1941. How would you name these knives? First knife : Blade length : 16cm Handle in Saro (Capricornis sumatraensis) horn with silver No scabbard. Second knife : Blade length : 23,6cm Handle in buffalo horn and brass. Scabbard in wood, deer horn, bone and silver. Attached Images Last edited by Athanase; 11th December 2017 at 07:48 AM.