Another Indonesian Parang sword

[kai]

Hello Miguel,

You have an interesting pedang (type 3 according to Albert vZ) and I believe there is some nice pamor peeking out. The blade looks a bit unusual but these hilts do come with a bewildering variety of blades!

Based on the hilt, I believe this example originates from Sumatra (other hotspots are Lombok and Banjarmasin).

Unfortunately I don't have its scabbard and would appreciate an image of a simple one as I would like to attempt to make one.

I apologize: Good examples from Sumatra usually do come with quite a bit of silver on the scabbard, too...

The minimum would be nicely selected wood for the main body of the scabbard with horn mouth piece (and, preferably, horn tip).

I am not sure whether the hilt is horn or wood, I think the former, it is nicely carved at the pommel end and has a silver collar and guard.

Horn would be typical for these intricately carved Makara pommels; I can not verify from these pics though - any sharp close-ups?

Regards,
Kai