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Old 23rd December 2018, 05:15 PM   #1
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Default Beladau? Lawi Ayam? or...?

Hello,

Another Sumatran?/Malay? strange dagger.

The blade look like beladau blade but the hilt is very different.
The blade also looks like the Lawi Ayam but I do not really know this family of weapons and I think that the blade may not be curved enough to be classified as Lawi Ayam.

The sheath is in Suamtran/Malay style (The true color of red wood is a little browner and darker), but the adjustment with the handle is not good, I feel that it may not be the original sheath.

Length blade : 18,3cm
Thickness at the base : 5mm

Do you know the name and origin of this dagger?
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Old 23rd December 2018, 08:11 PM   #2
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Hello Séverin,

Nice grab!


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Another Sumatran?/Malay? strange dagger.

The blade look like beladau blade but the hilt is very different.
The blade also looks like the Lawi Ayam but I do not really know this family of weapons and I think that the blade may not be curved enough to be classified as Lawi Ayam.
Certainly not a lawi ayam or korambi.

The hilt clearly is a variant of a badik. The red color might point to a coastal Malay community if the scabbard is original.


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The sheath is in Suamtran/Malay style (The true color of red wood is a little browner and darker), but the adjustment with the handle is not good, I feel that it may not be the original sheath.
Does the blade fit only very loosely?

If the blade feels suitable, it may just be a bit misaligned: It looks like it may have been shifted slightly upwards.

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Old 23rd December 2018, 10:03 PM   #3
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I think that it is a badik from Sumatra and a very nice one on top!

I am nearly sure that the scabbard is a recent replacement, compare the patina from the handle and scabbard and note the unpurified workmanship of the scabbard. So I am unsure if the scabbard style could be a hint for the exact origin.

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Old 23rd December 2018, 10:07 PM   #4
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And by second look I think the red colour from the scabbard body could be stained.
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Old 24th December 2018, 01:16 PM   #5
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I agree with Sajen. Lovely piece with a later, but not inappropriate, scabbard. Congrats on a nice find.
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Old 24th December 2018, 01:41 PM   #6
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So it's Malay/Sumatran Badik.
Thank you all for your feedbacks.
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Old 24th December 2018, 11:13 PM   #7
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I believe we are looking at the blade of a jambiyo, most likely made in the Bugis tradition, that has been remounted as a badik, probably in Sumatera.
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