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Raja Muda · 6th December 2005, 12:53 AM

Hi Vandoo,

I think I've seen the very same swords you've mentioned in Kuching. I guess you meant the Iban decorated Piso Podang in that row of antique shops on the Kuching waterfront. One or two I saw were pretty large so could it be possible that some of these are actually tulwars, redecked in Iban gear. I thought there was a reference somewhere in Gardner's book about Indian weapons confiscated from the Mutineers offloaded in great quantities in the Southeast Asian markets? Could this be the source for some of the swords.

6th December 2005, 12:53 AM	#9
Raja Muda Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 100	Swords in Kuching Hi Vandoo, I think I've seen the very same swords you've mentioned in Kuching. I guess you meant the Iban decorated Piso Podang in that row of antique shops on the Kuching waterfront. One or two I saw were pretty large so could it be possible that some of these are actually tulwars, redecked in Iban gear. I thought there was a reference somewhere in Gardner's book about Indian weapons confiscated from the Mutineers offloaded in great quantities in the Southeast Asian markets? Could this be the source for some of the swords.