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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2013, 07:57 PM
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Posted By Maurice
One connection could be the Dutch, who were...

One connection could be the Dutch, who were present and travelling between the Indonesian archipellago isles in very early days and for long time, and also often there were native people with them on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2013, 07:43 PM
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Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
Charles, ofcourse Michael was joking about that,...

Charles, ofcourse Michael was joking about that, as you could see in the wink at the end of it ( ;-) ).
Here you see the photo which Michael was referring to, and indeed mentioned Lombok in it,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th July 2013, 07:37 PM
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Posted By Maurice
A nice catch Charles, I think it's a nice...

A nice catch Charles,

I think it's a nice old Javanese badek!

Could be an old restoration, but not necesarrily, as in Central Java there are old types of swords with handles from horn and bone,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2013, 02:46 PM
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Posted By Maurice
Thanks Ron, Still waiting if here's somebody...

Thanks Ron,

Still waiting if here's somebody who would like to translate it for us...

Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2013, 12:57 PM
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Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
Michael's remark about the tag was meant like a...

Michael's remark about the tag was meant like a little joke.
There was a tag saying Lombok on it, but it was a recent one so I detached it.

Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2013, 12:55 PM
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Posted By Maurice
Unfortunately I don't know anything about it or...

Unfortunately I don't know anything about it or it's provenance...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2013, 12:54 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
Hi John, Thanks for your approval of...

Hi John,

Thanks for your approval of depicting the inlay of the sikin panjang!
Let's hope we find somebody who can tell us more about the text....

Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th July 2013, 12:51 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
Yes Michael, that's right! :-) I will make...

Yes Michael, that's right! :-)

I will make some decent pictures within the next few days of the handle.

It has floral leaf motifs all over, but looking at the shape there's indeed some kind of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2013, 05:51 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
Oh yes,.... Again with my celphone. Thank...

Oh yes,....
Again with my celphone.

Thank you for noticing it's Lombok.

Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2013, 03:56 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
Yes, but not in this case. This one hasn't been...

Yes, but not in this case. This one hasn't been washed. It's definately patina.
Beneath the surface you can see a very nice pattern in the blade, but it's hard to get it on camera. And I decided to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2013, 12:31 PM
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Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
Kai, the blade had not been washed recently. You...

Kai, the blade had not been washed recently. You can see the lamination when having a close look to the blade. It also smells not "washed", and it's just the colour I've seen on old blades, which...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2013, 12:22 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
I hope this image will do for now? Just made...

I hope this image will do for now?
Just made it with my cellphone....

Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2013, 10:35 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
Backside of the blade

Spine:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2013, 10:34 AM
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Posted By Maurice
Right side of the blade

Right:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2013, 10:33 AM
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Posted By Maurice
Left side of the blade.

Left:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2013, 10:30 AM
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Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
OK, I'm glad you can give me the translation...

OK, I'm glad you can give me the translation than!
:D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th July 2013, 08:21 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 77,514
Posted By Maurice
Balinese/Lombok pedang

Yesterday I received my latest find!

It's a very interesting pedang, as you can see for yourself on the images....

It has great patina and a very attractive blade, full of Quran verses and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th July 2013, 11:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,026
Posted By Maurice
Oh my, I better stop licking my blades from now...

Oh my, I better stop licking my blades from now on ...... :D
Forum: Swap Forum 22nd June 2013, 03:55 PM
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Views: 4,655
Posted By Maurice
SOLD

SOLD
Forum: Swap Forum 22nd June 2013, 12:43 PM
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Posted By Maurice
HOLD

HOLD
Forum: Swap Forum 14th June 2013, 06:57 PM
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Views: 4,655
Posted By Maurice
Hembrug Klewang

Up for sale / trade a fine Hembrug Klewang!

Price: € 295,-

For bigger images or information: mbloebaum@gmail.com

Kind regards,
Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2013, 04:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 23,480
Posted By Maurice
:) Sometimes I got carried away and want to tell...

:) Sometimes I got carried away and want to tell more than just about the sword, cause I happen to read a lot about the Bandjermasin area lately....

Sorry if I bother some of the collectors who...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2013, 12:58 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 23,480
Posted By Maurice
Yes, the one hilt isn't the other, doesn't mean...

Yes, the one hilt isn't the other, doesn't mean that this one was carried by an average man and the other wasn't.
But maybe a little more plain as some others, but not less important at that time....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th June 2013, 11:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 23,480
Posted By Maurice
Yes I agree! Very nice complete one!...

Yes I agree!

Very nice complete one! Congrats with this nice find!
Nice to see the scabbard tip is still there..

Maurice
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2013, 11:27 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 33,144
Posted By Maurice
I've found a very old one from Preanger -> West...

I've found a very old one from Preanger -> West Java.
The scabbardtip and - mouth are gone, but a nice addition is the inlay at the back of the obviously old blade. Never have seen inlay on these...
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