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15th July 2023, 04:56 PM
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Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
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SE Asian sword ?origin
This one seems odd to me. Perhaps others have seen a similar example.
The hilt appears to be turned wood with a plain iron ferrule. The blade is slightly curved and widens towards the tip. The end has a series of carved curves. The latter remind me of some Malay choppers that have similar decorative ends. I don't have the item readily to hand, but from memory the overall length was about 25 inches. Comments and thoughts welcome. . |
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15th July 2023, 05:00 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Black Forest, Germany
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The blade looks like that of a parang nabur
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16th July 2023, 01:31 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
Posts: 8,761
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Hi Ian,
Equally what it is or from where it is coming, I like it!  Looks like made for heavy use with the nice iron ferrule. Full tang construction? Blade looks somewhat Malay. I can understand why Udo mentioned the Beladah Belabang. And it also remembers a little bit of a daab. Regards, Detlef |
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16th July 2023, 06:16 AM
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Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
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Thanks Detlef and Udo. The tang is hidden, not peined over the end.
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