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Piso podangs with straight blades tend to be a little harder to come by, but this one struck me as especially unique owing to the somewhat unusually long length and style of the blade.
It is either a crudish Chinese jian blade, or more likely a Batak attempt to mimic one. The pattern welding technique is not unknown among piso podangs, but this one appears quite well done by comparison. Last edited by CharlesS; 19th October 2008 at 05:31 PM. |
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Could you get some better pics of the blade?
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Perhaps a combination of Indian style forging on a Chinese style blade...if it was, indeed, Batak made???
I have seen some Indian blades straight in form and even with diamond sectioned blades, but never an Indian one quite so "jian-like". ![]() The Chinese had also established trading communities throughout the archipelago. |
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Charles,
I think yours is an extraordinary Peninsular Malay chenangkas. The reason why is in your mailbox now... Michael |
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Thanks Michael, and excellent info.
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