Small golok for ID

[JeffS]

I don't think it had a previous life as a sikin panjang. The blade thickness is too thin and the steel doesn't have the nice watered pattern I've seen in sikin panjang and other Aceh blades, in short it is too primitive compared to examples I've seen - more utility knife in fancy dress than repurposed weapon. The bolster appears to be brass or bronze, lighter weight and smaller than typical panjang and rentcong crowns. Good call on the the downturned "wings" extension on the scabbard mouth reflecting Aceh weapons, though this example is not nearly as asymmetrical as those. Northern Sumatra or Aceh seem the best contenders so far...

[Ian]

Originally Posted by JeffS

I don't think it had a previous life as a sikin panjang. The blade thickness is too thin and the steel doesn't have the nice watered pattern I've seen in sikin panjang and other Aceh blades, in short it is too primitive compared to examples I've seen - more utility knife in fancy dress than repurposed weapon...

I agree with what you say Jeff. It looks like a scaled down sikin panjang blade, to be used as a utility knife. Also agree that Aceh seems the likely origin. Perhaps we could call it a pisau aceh.