Another Cross-Cultural Islamic Blade: An Indonesian Parang with a Persian Blade

Sajen · 30th June 2015, 11:51 PM

Hello Charles,

thank you for sharing! Like Jose write, very nice repousse work and beautiful carved hilt. Sadly this sword can't speak and would so be able how a persian lade come together with an Indonesian dress.

Regards,
Detlef

kino · 1st July 2015, 12:24 AM

Very nice! I love that pierced carving on the hilt.

What characteristics points this blade as being Persian? Is it the style of the cartouche?

Thanks for sharing.

CharlesS · 1st July 2015, 05:11 PM

The cartouche style is Persian, but I am not sure if it is in Farsi(using Arabic letters) or pure Arabic. The blade style is typically Persian, and would, of course, have been much longer in its original form.

It would have been somewhat similar to this, though minus one fuller and I think mine may be a bit older.

http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5464

Norman McCormick · 1st July 2015, 06:02 PM

Hi,
18th/19thC Persian trade blade of mine for comparison, although not exactly the same the similarities are there.
Regards,
Norman.

1st July 2015, 06:02 PM	#4
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,637	Hi, 18th/19thC Persian trade blade of mine for comparison, although not exactly the same the similarities are there. Regards, Norman. Attached Images

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30th June 2015, 11:51 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,277	Hello Charles, thank you for sharing! Like Jose write, very nice repousse work and beautiful carved hilt. Sadly this sword can't speak and would so be able how a persian lade come together with an Indonesian dress. Regards, Detlef

1st July 2015, 12:24 AM	#2
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,020	Very nice! I love that pierced carving on the hilt. What characteristics points this blade as being Persian? Is it the style of the cartouche? Thanks for sharing.

1st July 2015, 05:11 PM	#3
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	The cartouche style is Persian, but I am not sure if it is in Farsi(using Arabic letters) or pure Arabic. The blade style is typically Persian, and would, of course, have been much longer in its original form. It would have been somewhat similar to this, though minus one fuller and I think mine may be a bit older. http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=5464