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Old 20th July 2012, 12:04 AM   #1
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Smile A UNUSUAL SMALL KNIFE FOR IDENTIFICATION

I HAVE HAD THIS SMALL DAGGER SINCE THE 1980'S JUST GETTING AROUND TO POSTING IT FOR AN I.D. IT HAS A DIAMOND SHAPED BLADE IN CROSS SECTION THICKEST AT THE CENTER. HORN HANDLE AND GAURD WOOD SCABBARD NO DECORATION TO THE 5 INCH BLADE. 9 3/4 INCHES LONG IN SCABBARD. WOVEN FIBER BANDS ON SCABBARD AND PART OF OLD HANDMADE CORD BELT.
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Old 20th July 2012, 01:46 AM   #2
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Looks Filipino to me? I'm sure others will chime in with something more precise. I like the look of it - thick and solid.
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Old 20th July 2012, 08:59 AM   #3
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Looks like a kind of badek. The hilt has some ukiran features of a javanese keris. But there are also some western influences. I would say a javanese dagger.
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Old 20th July 2012, 10:35 AM   #4
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I think a few times over the years gunongs from the Philippines showed up with handles carved to more or less accurately resemble gun handles. In this case it looks like they included a revolver's bullet drum into the design.

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Old 20th July 2012, 05:06 PM   #5
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Hi Barry,

I am with Henk, look like an Indonesian dagger, maybe badik. Handle is IMHO clearly Indonesian, will show later a picture of a very similar handle from a Minangkabau keris.

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Old 20th July 2012, 07:08 PM   #6
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Looks like a kind of badek. The hilt has some ukiran features of a javanese keris. But there are also some western influences. I would say a javanese dagger.

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Old 21st July 2012, 08:32 AM   #7
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Old 21st July 2012, 01:43 PM   #8
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Here the pictures, not direct the same handle but the style is similar.

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