Small "Blingy" Knife, But From Where and What Was its Purpose???

Aleksey G. · 26th June 2020, 04:48 PM

Ahhhhhhh….its like a Lopah and Panabas had a forbidden baby, and that baby is a boy…with ballz, well a ball technically. Grip curvature is gentler than in the lopahs and has an extended pommel area, while lopahs are mostly thinning to a point, ring band decoration is also common to the quality panabas…very mini panabas-ish if you ask me. Love that hilt bling.

Aleksey G. · 26th June 2020, 04:58 PM

on another note, a similar piece has been posted here back in 2009 on this thread. See pic and link included. Blade point is different and pommel is slightly different, but maybe wear or break on the blade and sheath adopted later.
Origin theory in that thread negates my panabas guess lol. Hope this helps.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=sacrificial

Ian · 27th June 2020, 05:11 AM

A larger klewang, but with scabbard of similar style to the subject of this thread appears in the "Sold" section on the Oriental Arms site. This one is labeled as a South Sumatran klewang.
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Gavin Nugent · 27th June 2020, 06:24 AM

Thanks Ian,

That scabbard is almost "shaver cool"... yep I said it

far too modern to gauge origins IMHO, perhaps a form seen all over the island

I feel there is mostly agreement on Sumatra at least.

You noted from the image you present were the edge is on these types?

Attached is a very fine Aceh example with an original old scabbard found in the MET. A northern scabbard phenomenon too.

Gavin

26th June 2020, 04:48 PM	#1
Aleksey G. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 70	Ahhhhhhh….its like a Lopah and Panabas had a forbidden baby, and that baby is a boy…with ballz, well a ball technically. Grip curvature is gentler than in the lopahs and has an extended pommel area, while lopahs are mostly thinning to a point, ring band decoration is also common to the quality panabas…very mini panabas-ish if you ask me. Love that hilt bling. Attached Images

26th June 2020, 04:58 PM	#2
Aleksey G. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 70	on another note, a similar piece has been posted here back in 2009 on this thread. See pic and link included. Blade point is different and pommel is slightly different, but maybe wear or break on the blade and sheath adopted later. Origin theory in that thread negates my panabas guess lol. Hope this helps. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=sacrificial Attached Images Last edited by Aleksey G.; 26th June 2020 at 05:09 PM.

27th June 2020, 05:11 AM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,396	A larger klewang, but with scabbard of similar style to the subject of this thread appears in the "Sold" section on the Oriental Arms site. This one is labeled as a South Sumatran klewang. . Attached Images

27th June 2020, 06:24 AM	#4
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Thanks Ian, That scabbard is almost "shaver cool"... yep I said it far too modern to gauge origins IMHO, perhaps a form seen all over the island I feel there is mostly agreement on Sumatra at least. You noted from the image you present were the edge is on these types? Attached is a very fine Aceh example with an original old scabbard found in the MET. A northern scabbard phenomenon too. Gavin