My Grandad Brought These Back From Burma

Discussion in 'Burma & India' started by Lone Chindit, Jan 16, 2005.

  1. Lone Chindit

    Lone Chindit Junior Member

    My grandma suprised me yet again with yet another find and told me how my grandad brought these knifes back home and i just wondered if anyone knows any info about them
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  2. angie999

    angie999 Very Senior Member

    Sorry, I am no knife expert, but the top one looks like the front lens off a scope sight.
     
  3. CROONAERT

    CROONAERT Ipsissimus

    Bottom picture ,top and bottom knives look ,to me, to be very much like tribal working knives (could be ceremonial, the picture isn't clear enough to see). Similar to the Malay Kris.

    Dave.
     
  4. harribobs

    harribobs Member

    with regard to the bottom knife, the only kris i've seen had straight blades (i'm not saying than none have curved ones but..)

    it looks more indian or arabic to me like a 'Jambiya' if you google for it you'll get loads of examples

    i would have thought the others are local general knives

    cheers
    chris
     
  5. CROONAERT

    CROONAERT Ipsissimus

    Originally posted by harribobs@Jan 26 2005, 10:50 AM
    with regard to the bottom knife, the only kris i've seen had straight blades (i'm not saying than none have curved ones but..)

    [post=30910]Quoted post[/post]


    Chris.

    You can encounter Kris' with curved blades such as these, and also with "wavy" blades such as on the "Malaya Command" shoulder flash from the 1950's. My sister ,when she was living near the Cameron Highlands, collected for me quite an array of local Kris', "tribal", ceremonial and "everyday" types of a variety of different ages. The range in shapes and sizes is amazing - most were handmade don't forget and many don't make it into textbooks or onto the internet!

    Dave.
     
  6. harribobs

    harribobs Member

    Dave

    i suspected that might be the case (hence the proviso!)

    i have seen the wavy bladed ones, the can be very impressive and a devil to make i imagine as well

    chris
     
  7. Bruce Cole

    Bruce Cole Junior Member

    Any chance of a close up of that bottom knife?
     
  8. GUMALANGI

    GUMALANGI Senior Member

    Hi there..

    Knives in the pictures could be anything but kris,..
    if there is a part of the kris that has to be bent,.. it has to be the handle,..
    bottom pictures are Indonesian kris(without cover) and the second is Malays..
    In every malay or indon kris..the blade cover,.. which made from wood has a
    distintive oversize cross bar,.. for its to be steady when being slipped into the sarong of the wearer.

    however the last knife most probably a malays weapon called jembiah,.. originated by arabs merchants, adopted by local people.

    Regards

    Gumalangi
     
  9. harribobs

    harribobs Member

    Originally posted by GUMALANGI@Apr 28 2005, 06:24 AM


    however the last knife most probably a malays weapon called jembiah,.. originated by arabs merchants, adopted by local people.


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    or a Jambiya as i posted? :lol:
     
  10. GUMALANGI

    GUMALANGI Senior Member

    Originally posted by harribobs@May 2 2005, 12:05 AM
    or a Jambiya as i posted? :lol:
    [post=33841]Quoted post[/post]

    Exactly

    cheers
    Gumalangi
     

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