Unusual Hybrid Moro-Visayan Tenegre Sword?

[Ian]

Hello Asian Paladin:

welcome to the Forum.

That is a very interesting and unusual sword you show. It is quite atypical in form and design of Moro or Visayan swords and I'm thinking it may be from Sumatra.

The blade shape might suggest a kalasan , although the clipped point is uncommon. The carved pommel appears to be a makara, a mythical creature, and is consistent with an Indonesian origin. You can see examples of several types of Sumatran swords, such as the balato and kalasan, in Albert van Zonneveld's book, Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, p. 29 (balato) and p. 59 (kalasan). Also, try searching this web site for further examples.

Ian.

Attached is a picture of the makara