Bedok-the short chopper from Sunda

[Sajen]

Want to show three bedok, a short golok, chopper like, wrong described often as bendo which is a different chopper, see here, special #31: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=bendo

The first one coming from our member CharlesS, an example from 1930 and coming from Tjipatjing. The pictures from the ebay auction.

Total length 12-1/2 inches
Blade length 8 inches
Blade at widest 2-5/16 inches
Thickness at hilt 9/32 inch

[Sajen]

The second example coming also from Tjipatjing (I think since it will be meant Tjipatjing as short form) and will be from the same time frame as the first example and is 16.25" (ca. 41cm) long inside the scabbard.

[Sajen]

The third example is very recent, maybe second half of the 20th century, but show that this choppers are still in use. It's 12" long (30,5 cm), exact origin unknown.

[Sajen]

All pictures from the sellers. I will show them side by side when I have them in my hands.

All comments are very welcome and feel free to add your own examples, it could become a very informative thread about this nice working tools/knives.

[Athanase]

This "golok depot" was bought by its previous owner to Java in the 70s, but I havn't idea of his age.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Athanase

This "golok depot" was bought by its previous owner to Java in the 70s, but I havn't idea of his age.

Also a nice recent piece, I would guess that it was bought new by this previous owner so 70s seems a good age guess. The blade "manufacture" is similar to my youngest piece. I know that there are a lot of different bedok forms. Was the name "golok depot" given to you?

Regards,
Detlef