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Originally Posted by asomotif
Hello Detlef,
Nice mandau at a very decent price.
The blade is stamped, normally I would think stamped blades to be more recent. But the craftmanship on the scabbard with the inlays and the rottan knots looks pretty good.
So I think it could be 1920/1930's and well preserved as Barry suggests.
Best regards,
Willem
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Thank you Willem,
have hoped that you jump in!

I just have given a small bid for watching and never have thought that I will win the auction.
The seller just told me that it come from a french family where the grandfather was a sailor and bought it 1930 in Indonesia.
Do you have a clue from which tribal group it could be?
Regards,
Detlef