6th January 2011, 06:07 AM | #1 |
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Unknown Ethnic Knife
Does anyone know what this might be?
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6th January 2011, 06:37 PM | #2 |
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It looks like an Indonesian parang to me, though it's rather short for that. Is the hilt all brass? The hilt doesn't seem large enough for a good adult grip, so maybe either for a small boy or a tourist token...
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6th January 2011, 07:29 PM | #3 |
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reminds me of nias knives. age??
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6th January 2011, 08:03 PM | #4 |
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Yes, I agree with Ronpakis, it seems to be a Nias knife/dagger called Si euli. The blade form and also the brass handle is typical. BTW, it's a very rare dagger. Is there a sheath as well?
Sometimes this daggers are called Nias keris because some sheath's remember to keris sheath's. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=nias Regards, Detlef Last edited by Sajen; 6th January 2011 at 09:56 PM. |
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Thank you all for your insights. Yes, the handle is solid brass, and the knife was found with no sheath.
Any thoughts as to age? Thanks, DD |
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7th January 2011, 03:46 AM | #7 | |
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I appreciate your educated guess. And I promise not to hold you to it. I can't decide if the pommel is simply an abstract design, or if it might depict a fish swallowing a smaller fish swallowing a smaller fish. Curious. DD |
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It look like the second version with the two fishes, I have seen something similar before. Like I write before, it is a rare dagger but it's a shame that the sheath is missing. Detlef |
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7th January 2011, 05:13 PM | #9 |
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si euli
to compare...
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7th January 2011, 06:23 PM | #11 |
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The items hanging from the sheath seem to be tools for personal grooming and/or drug use? 2 tweezers, a spatula(?) and ??
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7th January 2011, 07:02 PM | #12 |
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hello Sajen, unfortunatly not
it was for sale some time ago on ebay. but im not insane... asking prices for these pieces are high, very high. collecting this stuff is, imo, only a 'sport' when you can buy nice pieces for nice prices. With money everything is for sale...
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Are not we all a little crazy?
Sometimes I've bought or get things for many more less as the real value, this are the highligths of collecting. And I have the feeling that Daniel get this dagger also like this, of course without the sheat. Regards, Detlef |
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With most knives I deal in, rarity can be the kiss of death when it comes to value. If an item is too rare, nobody is looking for one. The expensive knives tend to be the ones that everybody recognizes and wants. Ron--Is your blade of similar size to mine? DD |
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Double posting, please delete.
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The regular size of the Nias dagger's blades are around 9,5" but I have an old one that is 7,5".
I am sorry to bring out the bad news but that hilt isn't a traditional one and it seems to be made for people that enjoy travelling. For especially Nias and Batak there has been an active souvenir industry for a very long time. Michael |
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Hello Michael,
I know why I have been careful with my guess about the age before but that the dagger come without a sheath have let me think that it perhaps an old one. But a sheath can be lost as well by a copy. Since I know that you own several of this kind of daggers and you will have some old references as well I am sure that you are correct. But on the other hand I have to say that the Dagger from Daniel shows a good patination at the brass handle what show me again to be very careful by casted brass since it seems easy to let look it old. Best regards, Detlef |
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thank you, will look by time for this. Still to get? Regards, Detlef |
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