Malay badik for comment.

[kai]

Hello Detlef,

I should have been more clear in my statement, yes the form of the handle is pretty generic but the angle of the handle to the blade tang is very different, Java badiks show an angle slightly over 90 degree while all other badiks have an angle to maximum from 90 degree. That was meant!

I'm not sure I understand - do you rather mean 135° or so? (90°+45°)

For this specific hilt type, I believe I've seen examples from Sulawesi in the 110°-162° range; for Sumatra, I'd estimate an 120°-150° angle or so. (I wouldn't be surprised to find an even larger range for both origins. I have a Sumatran wooden hilt close to this type which exhibits 105° - wooden hilts tend to include steeper as well as wider angles though.) Those attributed to Jawa often hone in on approx. 125°-135° (I'd stipulate that most origins are tough to verify though).

This example apparently was around 122° originally (I'd posit that the blade is a bit tilted which makes it look steeper angled nowadays, possibly 111°).

Regards,
Kai