Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Identification please...its a odd beauty!

nechesh · 20th February 2006, 10:43 PM

That is interesting! The "mendak" looks somewhat Javanese, so i might venture it has a Javanese or Madurese origin. Inspite of the crackly hilt it doesn't look all that old. No sheath?

20th February 2006, 10:43 PM	#2
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	That is interesting! The "mendak" looks somewhat Javanese, so i might venture it has a Javanese or Madurese origin. Inspite of the crackly hilt it doesn't look all that old. No sheath?