Sulawesi knife?

Sajen · 20th December 2023, 12:50 PM

It's always very interesting for me to find items which I never have seen before like this knife which I think is of Sulawesi origin, maybe someone of you have seen such a knife before and will be able to tell me more?
Handle is from horn, the scabbard shows some nice carvings and the blade is seemingly laminated.

41 cm inside scabbard
40 cm without
30,5 cm the blade alone
blade is 6,4 mm thick at the spine behind the handle

First two pictures from the seller, it was a very long badik included in the lot.

20th December 2023, 12:50 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,545	Sulawesi knife? It's always very interesting for me to find items which I never have seen before like this knife which I think is of Sulawesi origin, maybe someone of you have seen such a knife before and will be able to tell me more? Handle is from horn, the scabbard shows some nice carvings and the blade is seemingly laminated. 41 cm inside scabbard 40 cm without 30,5 cm the blade alone blade is 6,4 mm thick at the spine behind the handle First two pictures from the seller, it was a very long badik included in the lot. Attached Images