Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Very Interesting Piso Podang With Inserted Edge

CharlesS · 21st September 2011, 01:25 AM

Here is another recent pick up that seemed like a rather mundane piso podang until I had the blade polished and it revealed an inserted hardened edge more commonly seen on Chinese blades. I have to think this is a Chinese influence on a native made blade...or would that sort of ability have been available in Indonesia or Malaysia??...so perhaps a Chinese trade blade?? I have no idea, but interesting, nonetheless.

Note also the the unique two toned hilt.

The polisher, a forumite, also thought that elements of the two toned hilt might have a gold element to them, perhaps "white gold". Until tested, this is pure speculation.

The scabbard is new.

21st September 2011, 01:25 AM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Very Interesting Piso Podang With Inserted Edge Here is another recent pick up that seemed like a rather mundane piso podang until I had the blade polished and it revealed an inserted hardened edge more commonly seen on Chinese blades. I have to think this is a Chinese influence on a native made blade...or would that sort of ability have been available in Indonesia or Malaysia??...so perhaps a Chinese trade blade?? I have no idea, but interesting, nonetheless. Note also the the unique two toned hilt. The polisher, a forumite, also thought that elements of the two toned hilt might have a gold element to them, perhaps "white gold". Until tested, this is pure speculation. The scabbard is new. Attached Images Last edited by CharlesS; 21st September 2011 at 12:20 PM.