2 Borneo swords for comment..

Cerjak · 5th April 2013, 12:52 PM

Hi everybody ,I just receive this 2 mandau swords
The first one his with 78 cm over all and 62 cm for the blade
the second is with 87 cm and a blade about 71 cm.
Unfortunately they don' have the scabbard
Any comment about age and origin will be welcome.

Cerjak · 5th April 2013, 12:54 PM

mores pics

Cerjak · 5th April 2013, 12:58 PM

last pics

asomotif · 5th April 2013, 01:00 PM

I like them already.
Do you have pictures of the complete blade + handle ?

(I am missing the blade tips, and would love to discuss them

)

Cerjak · 5th April 2013, 03:43 PM

AS MOTIV
I will start with pictures from the 2 swords and after one by one I hope it will be more convenient for you

Regards

Cerjak

Cerjak · 5th April 2013, 03:49 PM

more shoots

Cerjak · 5th April 2013, 03:53 PM

the second sword alone

Maurice · 5th April 2013, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asomotif

(I am missing the blade tips, and would love to discuss them

)

I think it has Murut flavour in a Bahau way.... (I meant the river Bahau and not the tribe...)

Maurice · 5th April 2013, 03:58 PM

Now seriously!
Nice blades Cerjak.

Upper one Kenya tribe from the Baram area, lower one from the Ibans.

Maurice

Indianajones · 5th April 2013, 08:10 PM

Nice examples and Maurice has already placed them (although I DO sense a bit Murut-influence

). Too bad there are no scabbards; they can have some nice carvings on them.

asomotif · 5th April 2013, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maurice

Upper one Kenya tribe from the Baram area, lower one from the Ibans.

Maurice

Thanks Cerjak for the abundance of pictures.

To avoid any confusion,
Maurice's identification (upper and lower) refers to the following order of mandaus :

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Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	2 Borneo swords for comment.. Hi everybody ,I just receive this 2 mandau swords The first one his with 78 cm over all and 62 cm for the blade the second is with 87 cm and a blade about 71 cm. Unfortunately they don' have the scabbard Any comment about age and origin will be welcome. Attached Images

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Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	more pics mores pics Attached Images

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Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	new pictures AS MOTIV I will start with pictures from the 2 swords and after one by one I hope it will be more convenient for you Regards Cerjak Attached Images

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Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	more shoots more shoots Attached Images

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asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	I like them already. Do you have pictures of the complete blade + handle ? (I am missing the blade tips, and would love to discuss them )

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Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	the second sword alone the second sword alone Attached Images

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Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,416	Now seriously! Nice blades Cerjak. Upper one Kenya tribe from the Baram area, lower one from the Ibans. Maurice Last edited by Maurice; 5th April 2013 at 04:11 PM.

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Indianajones Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 180	Nice examples and Maurice has already placed them (although I DO sense a bit Murut-influence ). Too bad there are no scabbards; they can have some nice carvings on them. Last edited by David; 5th April 2013 at 08:56 PM. Reason: Don't even go there in jest Indy!