Knife Identification

Jerseyman · 12th June 2016, 11:23 PM

I've had this blade for quite a while but have had no luck in identifying its origins.

The stupa style pommel reminds me of Nepalese/Tibetan kora. The scabbard bindings remind me of many Indonesian weapons I have. But the form of the blade is strongly reminiscent of various SEA dha/daarb that I have and have seen.

The pommel is weighty and made of brass. The hilt is half rattan wrap and half snake/lizard skin.

The scabbard locket seems to be copper plate bonded to snake/lizard skin. The scabbard body a light-weight dark wood with all its bindings in place. The chape is again snake/lizard skin. Everything is tight and fixed.

Not sure what the red elements are, but I suspect it's remnants of polishing compound.

The blade is almost flat on one side with an edge profile on the other. There seems to be some evidence of a tempered edge. Single-edged, the concave/squared end has a false edge. The spine is ridged. All is tight.

The light has caught the end of the tang in the pommel in such a way as to really highlight it in the photo - actually it's completely smooth and barely visible.

Apologies for the quality of the photos.

Dimensions:

Full length in scabbard - 4800mm/19in
Pommel length - 60mm/2 1/1in
Full hilt length - 1450mm/5 1/2in
Blade length - 2900mm/11 1/2in
Blade depth near hilt - 30mm/1 1/4in
Blade depth at end - 40mm/2 2/3in
Blade width near hilt - 4mm
Blade width at end - 1.5mm
Scabbard length - 3350mm/13 1/4in
Locket depth - 65mm/2 1/2in
Locket width - 25mm/1in
Scabbard depth - 50mm/1 7/8in
Scabbard width near locket - 20mm/3/4in
Scabbard width near chape - 14mm/1/2in
Locket length - 40mm/1 5/8in
Locket depth - 52mm/2in
Locket width - 12mm/1/2in

The weight sits back in the hand and makes this a very efficient fighting weapon.

Any thoughts welcome.

12th June 2016, 11:23 PM	#1
Jerseyman Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 97	Knife Identification I've had this blade for quite a while but have had no luck in identifying its origins. The stupa style pommel reminds me of Nepalese/Tibetan kora. The scabbard bindings remind me of many Indonesian weapons I have. But the form of the blade is strongly reminiscent of various SEA dha/daarb that I have and have seen. The pommel is weighty and made of brass. The hilt is half rattan wrap and half snake/lizard skin. The scabbard locket seems to be copper plate bonded to snake/lizard skin. The scabbard body a light-weight dark wood with all its bindings in place. The chape is again snake/lizard skin. Everything is tight and fixed. Not sure what the red elements are, but I suspect it's remnants of polishing compound. The blade is almost flat on one side with an edge profile on the other. There seems to be some evidence of a tempered edge. Single-edged, the concave/squared end has a false edge. The spine is ridged. All is tight. The light has caught the end of the tang in the pommel in such a way as to really highlight it in the photo - actually it's completely smooth and barely visible. Apologies for the quality of the photos. Dimensions: Full length in scabbard - 4800mm/19in Pommel length - 60mm/2 1/1in Full hilt length - 1450mm/5 1/2in Blade length - 2900mm/11 1/2in Blade depth near hilt - 30mm/1 1/4in Blade depth at end - 40mm/2 2/3in Blade width near hilt - 4mm Blade width at end - 1.5mm Scabbard length - 3350mm/13 1/4in Locket depth - 65mm/2 1/2in Locket width - 25mm/1in Scabbard depth - 50mm/1 7/8in Scabbard width near locket - 20mm/3/4in Scabbard width near chape - 14mm/1/2in Locket length - 40mm/1 5/8in Locket depth - 52mm/2in Locket width - 12mm/1/2in The weight sits back in the hand and makes this a very efficient fighting weapon. Any thoughts welcome. Attached Images