Rare topo from Flores

VVV · 5th June 2012, 09:55 PM

Here is what they look like if you buy them in Indonesia nowadays.
I got mine in 2005 and I don't think it is much older...

But it's of course another matter if you hold it in your hand.
If you are convinced that it is the real thing then probably it is.
It just looks less like a weapon than those I have seen in other collections.
Is it heavy when you handle it and does it have the weight at the tip?

Michael

PS I don't think they are the same as Belida.
The Belida blades are much better and also longer, more like the Pade/Klewang type.
Check 'stick sword' in van Z for a reference picture.

5th June 2012, 09:55 PM	#7
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Here is what they look like if you buy them in Indonesia nowadays. I got mine in 2005 and I don't think it is much older... But it's of course another matter if you hold it in your hand. If you are convinced that it is the real thing then probably it is. It just looks less like a weapon than those I have seen in other collections. Is it heavy when you handle it and does it have the weight at the tip? Michael PS I don't think they are the same as Belida. The Belida blades are much better and also longer, more like the Pade/Klewang type. Check 'stick sword' in van Z for a reference picture. Attached Images Last edited by VVV; 5th June 2012 at 10:25 PM.