South-East Asian sword with a Persian trade blade for discussion

Tatyana Dianova · 16th March 2018, 10:14 PM

Great info on these blades (and great swords too)!
The Sumatra story seems true for my sword, since Kai means the lacquer work is Sumatran.
The Caucasian origin is a new theory for me, but I still wait for my copy of Rajput arms.
I have a feeling that these blades are always of good quality and made of good Wootz. They have similar decoration and inscriptions, but the general geometry and the fullers vary greatly, which makes me wonder.

16th March 2018, 10:14 PM	#11
Tatyana Dianova Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 734	Great info on these blades (and great swords too)! The Sumatra story seems true for my sword, since Kai means the lacquer work is Sumatran. The Caucasian origin is a new theory for me, but I still wait for my copy of Rajput arms. I have a feeling that these blades are always of good quality and made of good Wootz. They have similar decoration and inscriptions, but the general geometry and the fullers vary greatly, which makes me wonder.