Keris sword (Not a keris)

[A. G. Maisey]

"Pedang Lurus" is descriptive, it is not a proper name, but it is a generic term for any pedang with a straight blade, this klewang has a curved blade, it is not a pedang lurus.

Just as "pedang lurus" is a descriptive name not a proper name, so are the names "pedang sabet" and "pedang suduk/tusuk" descriptive names, pedang sabet is generic name used for slashing swords, "pedang suduk" is generic name used for thrusting swords.

There are many types of thrusting pedangs, and many types of slashing pedangs, all with different names.

suduk means stab, sabet means whip, in krama inggil sabet simply means "pedang".

A curved blade is used to slash.

A sundrik/cundrik is by definition a thrusting weapon.

This item under discussion is dressed as a klewang, thus it is a klewang, however, the blade has not been made in the typical form of a klewang.

It is usual that when any blade is in a particular form of dress the entire object takes the name of the dress, when the blade is removed from the scabbard further classification can be applied to the blade if necessary, however, in this case that further classification cannot be as a sundrik, because here we have a weapon designed to slash, not a weapon designed to thrust.

Sogokan can be found in various types of pedang, I have had several Javanese pedangs with sogokan & also kembang kacang. These features are not common in pedangs, but they do occur.