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What did a Bugis warrior look like?

30th June 2016, 09:52 PM	#10
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	I bought a couple of small knives (badik?) in Sulawesi from a Bugi market in 1993. They looked almost exactly like these and were definitely made by Bugis. The right angle on the hilt was quite distinctive but the turn was about 1.5cm from the blade while these look like the turn may be further from the blade, perhaps 3cm?

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