Korambi
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | dagger |
| Designations: | Korambi, karambit |
| Use: | weapon |
| Working time: | until now |
| Region of origin / author: |
Indonesia , ethnic groups from Sumatra |
| Distribution: | Worldwide |
| Overall length: | about 17 cm to about 20 cm |
| Blade length: | about 9 cm to about 13 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
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The Korambi or Karambit is a dagger from Sumatra.
description
The Korambi or Karambit has a strongly curved, sickle-shaped, single-edged blade. The blade becomes narrower from the handle to the location and tapers. Some versions have one or more hollow sections. The cutting edge is on the convex side of the blade. The handle has no guard and is usually made of horn, wood or plastic. The shape of the booklet varies, it can be elongated or ring-shaped. The booklet is usually decorated with carvings. The sheaths are made of horn, wood or leather, or in the more modern versions of plastic and are adapted to the respective blade shape. They are often open on one side to make it easier to pull the knife. The Korambi is still used today in the martial arts Silat and Eskrima . In use it is used with upward strokes.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , pp. 19, 75.
literature
- George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times. Together with some closely related subjects. With an introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 (Reprint), p. 374. ( Preview in Google Book Search)
