Unknown South East Asian knife for comment

[Peter Andeweg]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Peter,
Thanks for your comment. I doubt the Sumatra origin a bit. I don't recall ever seeing a kembang kacang on a Sumatran knife, nor does the thick spine of the blade. Also, I have never seen such a handle on a Sumatra knife. I suspect an origin from the area of ​​today's border region between Malaysia and Thailand. But of course I could be completely wrong. As I said, the handle reminds me of the mythical hongsa swan, see picture.

Regards,
Detlef

An interesting thought, I'm eager to see some more pictures of it when you have received it!