Nias sword with brass handle for sharing and discussion

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kai

Congrats, Detlef, a very nice sword!

The hilt does look legit: While age is often easier to fake with metal pieces, this looks good to me; I'd estimate it and the blade as being antique, indeed. Scabbard is a later replacement (post WWII) as shown by carving quality and materials.

These more slender swords were either worn as EDC single blade/tool or as a secondary sword behind the main/heavier sword (akin to samurai usage). For all Nias blades, their stylistic details including names and local attribution need much more research as already indicated.

Hello Kai,

Thank you! I agree with your age estimation. I have attached a picture which shows how these slender swords are worn.

Regards,
Detlef