#golok

Sawn -off big fella revisited .

 This was originally designed to fit inside a Kifaru Claymore pouch and was reconditioned after its testing several years ago for a good customer in Canada . The bolt on micarta scales were removed and thin down a tad then reshaped for a more comfortable grip . The blade was re etched and stonewashed before re sharpening and now has a open spine coyote brown kydex sheath with IWB pull the dot closure and G -code clip .

Weapons and mysticism in Banten, Indonesia

Brief Description

The golok is a traditional dagger from Banten Province in West Java, Indonesia. It is also fairly popular among Betawi people in Jakarta and the Sundanese people in West Java, and it can also be found in Southeast Asian countries like of Malaysia and the Philippines. Although the tradition of wearing golok is disappearing, it continues to have mystical value and politicians and leaders seek these powerful objects still produced by few masters in Banten. The photos document the ritual conducted each year in Ciomas, Banten to bath (mandi golok) and “fill” the golok with (eusi) power by passing a hammer on it.

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Authorities recently seized 6,000 methamphetamine pills during a raid at a hotel in Sungai Golok, detaining six Malaysians, including a modern dikir barat singer from Kelantan. Acting on tips about drug activity, police found the pills hidden in a hotel bathroom and arrested three men and three women, suspecting the drugs were intended for distribution to addicts in Kelantan. Initial urine tests…