Old Celebes knife of good quality. 335 mm overall with 260 mm…
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Old Celebes knife of good quality. 335 mm overall with 260 mm single edged blade of slightly swollen form of hand forged steel. The silver mounted wooden hilt of traditional Celebes form. The wooden scabbard with extensive finely embossed and engraved silver mounts. (See 'Stone?s Glossary', figure 459, number 20 for a similar example

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  • Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.

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