Interesting Javanese sword for comments

VVV · 1st September 2007, 10:00 AM

I am more and more leaning towards that this is of Sulawesi origin, like Josh first stated.
The reason is that a golok with a similar hilt variation in Leiden was collected in Sulawesi.
The brother of the one at the Ashoka link is in Tropen and was also collected in Sulawesi.
I haven't seen any golok collected in W Java with that hilt top. All of them have the flat top.
Of course two reference swords are not that many...

Michael

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1st September 2007, 10:00 AM	#10
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	I am more and more leaning towards that this is of Sulawesi origin, like Josh first stated. The reason is that a golok with a similar hilt variation in Leiden was collected in Sulawesi. The brother of the one at the Ashoka link is in Tropen and was also collected in Sulawesi. I haven't seen any golok collected in W Java with that hilt top. All of them have the flat top. Of course two reference swords are not that many... Michael