Badik blade inscription translation request

Sajen · 1st April 2018, 11:44 AM

Hello dear members,

yesterday I've purchased a nice badik, the blade shows on both sides an inlaid inscription, the seller stated that it is from brass but I think it could be from gold. Like always I am skeptical by something like this so I am more as curious to know the meaning of the inscription! Hope not "Made in Hongkong"!

So I would be very beholden for a translation. This are the brightened seller pictures, I can post detail pictures soon as I have it in my hands!
Thank you very much in advance!

AJ1356 · 1st April 2018, 01:15 PM

It reads, " In the name of Allah, The Most Merciful The Most Beneficent".

Sajen · 1st April 2018, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AJ1356

It reads, " In the name of Allah, The Most Merciful The Most Beneficent".

Wow, that was fast! Thank you very much!

Best regards,
Detlef

Sajen · 1st April 2018, 02:45 PM

Any other comments?

Amuk Murugul · 1st April 2018, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Any other comments?

Hullo Sajen,

Could be a western Java badi (local version of badik/badek; there have been many waves of migrants since at least the time of Aroeng Palakka)
If so, then the handle: eloek pakoe and the pamor: toenggoel.

Best,

Sajen · 1st April 2018, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Amuk Murugul

Could be a western Java badi (local version of badik/badek; there have been many waves of migrants since at least the time of Aroeng Palakka)
If so, then the handle: eloek pakoe and the pamor: toenggoel.

Thank you Amuk,

that's more as interesting, the seller stated that he lived in West Java from 1985-1987.

Regards,
Detlef

AJ1356 · 1st April 2018, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Any other comments?

Sorry not my area of collection, so I don't know much about them

Sajen · 2nd April 2018, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by AJ1356

Sorry not my area of collection, so I don't know much about them

Oh, I know, the query wasn't addressed personal to you!

1st April 2018, 11:44 AM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,786	Badik blade inscription translation request Hello dear members, yesterday I've purchased a nice badik, the blade shows on both sides an inlaid inscription, the seller stated that it is from brass but I think it could be from gold. Like always I am skeptical by something like this so I am more as curious to know the meaning of the inscription! Hope not "Made in Hongkong"! So I would be very beholden for a translation. This are the brightened seller pictures, I can post detail pictures soon as I have it in my hands! Thank you very much in advance! Attached Images Last edited by Sajen; 1st April 2018 at 04:06 PM.

1st April 2018, 01:15 PM	#2
AJ1356 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 314	It reads, " In the name of Allah, The Most Merciful The Most Beneficent".

1st April 2018, 02:45 PM	#4
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,786	Any other comments?