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A Very Dressy Siraui
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Here is an unusually dressy siraui. I have always thought of these as a working man's(or woman's) utility type knife, but this one and others I have seen here are making me think again. This one has a bird head hilt with a lovely and elaborate silver bound scabbard, complete with a large rosette and silver chains(one damaged). The chape is bone and is solid as it is purely decoration and the blade doesn't go down that far in the scabbard.
A real "eye catching" siraui. Dimensions: Overall length: 13.5in. Blade length: 6.25in. Blade width: just over 3/4in. at the forte Blade thickness: 1/4in at the forte |
Hello Charles,
a real beauty, I am green with envy! :D There seems to be some very beautiful examples of this knives out there. But still think that this knives wrong labeled as siraui. Here is another nice one: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=siraui ;) Hope that we will be able to solve this mystery about this knives one day in the future. Regards, Detlef |
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Van Zonneveld is very specific in his description of these, including the blades being fullered, which many, including this one, are not. Neither is the scabbard much of a match to his description. I wonder if "siraui" refers to the reversed edge of the blade only....and the fittings do not matter??? |
What a great piece! Any close ups of the front of the wranga?
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Yes, a most wonderful piece. I hope that you do not mind that I have taken the liberty to brighten one of your photos to help show some of the detailing of the hilt. As Jose has suggested please post close-ups showing more of the detailing of this stunning piece.
Best, Robert |
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Snap. One of the first ever pieces I bought about 30 years ago, I bought it off Evan Perry who had then decided to take a break from weapons and start collecting corkscrews... In slightly worse condition than the glitzed up version above, it obviously also had the chain originally as there is a stub left where the loop would have been.
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Probably made by the same craftsman Stefan....they are very similar.
Have you ever heard another another name associated with these in your years as a collector and dealer? |
No idea I'm afraid. I have always been cautious labelling things with native names too much, although it is part of the game of collecting for some. This has been languishing in a box for many years, I though the shape so wacky and there aren't many of them around.
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