Peurawot for sharing and discussion

[Sajen]

Yesterday I win a rare peurawot knife from Aceh, Sumatra. Not a very fancy one but a good honest piece. It was brought to Germany in the 20ties of the last century by the uncle of the seller. There is a small damage at the scabbard and I hope that this can be restored. The blade is nearly 15 cm long. Here is an very interesting thread about this knives with some very nice examples: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=peurawot
Like usual all comments are welcome!

[asomotif]

Hello Detlef,

Nice to see a new thread about this rare and attractive type of knife.

I would like to see pictures of the knife inside the scabbard.
The handle looks different from the other peurawot's
Maybe the handle has been replaced / restored somewhere in the past.

Best regards,
Willem

[Sajen]

Hello Willem,

have hoped that you comment!

The pictures are from the seller and I don't have the knife in hand until now. Like you I am curious to see the knife inside it's scabbard and have thought about the handle. But the wood show a good patination and some elegance also when not fancy but have had similar thoughts that it could be a replacement. When I have it in hand I will post better and more pictures.

Best regards,
Detlef

[kai]

Hello Willem,

I would like to see pictures of the knife inside the scabbard.
The handle looks different from the other peurawot's
Maybe the handle has been replaced / restored somewhere in the past.

I'd tend to believe this being a genuine example possibly from around the turn of the century given that it appears to show some wear from real use.

Workmanship of all parts looks decent despite its quality being not top notch. I've seen quite a bit of variability with these knifes and especially larger examples tend to be more rough. I'd assume these to belong to less affluent people and used more as a general utility tool.

Regards,
Kai

[kai]

Hello Detlef,

Yesterday I win a rare peurawot knife from Aceh, Sumatra. Not a very fancy one but a good honest piece. It was brought to Germany in the 20ties of the last century by the uncle of the seller. There is a small damage at the scabbard and I hope that this can be restored. The blade is nearly 15 cm long.

Congrats, that's a larger example with a rather nice scabbard! It should be feasible to repair the minor damage, I guess.

I'm looking forward to seeing some more pics once it arrives!

Regards,
Kai

[Sajen]

Thank you Kai!

Will post pictures soon as I have it in my hands.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Here some pictures after I have received the knife and have given it some maintenance. The handle seems original to the knife, the fit inside the scabbard is fine and the patina is nice at all parts. The blade seems to have seen a lot of use and in some pittings is a white stuff to seen, maybe chalk which would confirm that it was used for betel use.

[kai]

Hello Detlef,

Thanks for the additional pics!

The handle seems original to the knife, the fit inside the scabbard is fine and the patina is nice at all parts. The blade seems to have seen a lot of use

Sounds like the real deal!

How thick is the blade at the base?

and in some pittings is a white stuff to seen, maybe chalk which would confirm that it was used for betel use.

Don't jump to conclusions - could as well be leftovers from polishing compound. BTW, a knife won't be used to work the lime.

Regards,
Kai

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kai

How thick is the blade at the base?



Don't jump to conclusions - could as well be leftovers from polishing compound. BTW, a knife won't be used to work the lime.

Hello Kai,

it's nearly 6 mm thick at the base. The white stuff could be very well leftovers from old polishing. I am aware that the knife wasn't used for the lime. It was just a guess since I've direct seen this white filled pittings.

Regards,
Detlef