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Old 16th January 2011, 02:03 PM   #1
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Thanks Detlef,

The ferrule centre section seems to be made of copper, with silver at each end. Regret I am not familiar with suassa and what it looks like...

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Colin, suassa can look a bit like copper as it is a low carat gold with a lot of copper in it. So it is a bit coppery, but less likely to tarnish.
Looks like a nice knife to me. Sorry i can't tell you more.
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Old 16th January 2011, 02:26 PM   #2
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It seems to be a Batak item - a bit like a kalasan.

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Old 16th January 2011, 05:50 PM   #3
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By the color of the metal, I would say copper and not suassa. Suassa does not patina like that.
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Old 17th January 2011, 06:21 AM   #4
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I heard these were called rawit... small utility/fighting knives...
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Old 17th January 2011, 06:53 AM   #5
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Yes, this is Batak / a rawit.

Considering the materials they use, I would suspect Suasa.
But daylight pictures might help.

Nice piece. congrats !

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