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I recently received this 'knife'. In my opinion it's the blade of a tombak. I would appreciate any comment on the piece as I know very little about it.
![]() ![]() ![]() Total lenght is 28,5 cm. Length of blade is 16,5 cm. It came in a wooden sheath covered with leather. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks ! ![]() |
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Hi Freddy
Sure looks like a mounted tombak to me. Lew |
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It looks a little bit special to us, very nice I like the scabbard. I would imagine it must have some sort of religous use as it could not function as a knife, fascinating. Tim+Sam
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I don't think it was ever meant to be used as a knife. The blade is very light. Could do with a 'wash' as the pamor in not showing.
Once I read in a book that people in Indonesia mount their spear blades as knives as this is easier to keep in the house. You need space to store a complete spear. ![]() |
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I have a striaght bladed tombak which is very functional, I can see the fancy metalwork that etching might bring out but I am concerned not to loose the patina that has developed. That blade looks quite grey and grainy already. It must have some importance for someone to go to all the trouble of making such a nice hand sewn scabbard. Tim+Sam
Last edited by Tim Simmons; 28th July 2005 at 08:44 PM. Reason: SPELLING!!! |
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Freddy,
It is a tombak. The scabbard is the scabbard for a spear. I think you should remove the leather and I think a tombak scabbard will appear. of course I'm not 100% certain because i cann't look and feel through a picture. But the leather is not original and maybe some european owner before you had nothing to do on a rainy evening. The grip isn't an original either. I think the tombak came with the scabbard but without a the shaft. If the scabbard is a tombak scabbard it was mounted as a spear. The shaft could be a long one or a short one. |
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Hello Henk,
That chap is rather good with a needle on rainy nights ![]() |
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