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Hello everyone! I don't know nothing about weapons of south-east Asia, but i'd like to buy a Java golok that i have already seen. Could you post some pictures of your golok and tell me wich are the most important characteristics of this kind of weapon? Thank you very much.
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Hi Flavio , Goloks come in many forms .
Here is one from Jawa . |
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Ciao Flavio,
Here are some more examples. Michael |
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Thank you very much Michael and Rick. Rick the one that i have seen has an handle like yours. What are the age of these goloks? Thanks
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Generally turn of the century to 1930's or so Flavio .
Mine is not dated though many are . They seem to be getting scarcer in the market of late . |
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There are quite a few contemporary pieces floating around, especially with the more flamboyant hilts. Some with new but artificially aged/corroded pamor blades, too. Of course, very cheap workhorses can also be bought at local markets since the majority are agricultural tools. These do come with a hardened edge and are great users. The usual recommendations apply if you seek genuine vintage or antique goloks... Regards, Kai |
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Hi Jerry ,
The golok itself ; 13" blade , 19.25" oa marked Tjikeroeh . This one has been in a tussle as it bears defensive nicks on the spine and flat of the blade and scabbard . I replaced the scabbard lug as it was missing when I bought it years ago on ebay . Agree with Kai there are goloks still being mf'd. in Jawa today . Valiant Co. out of Oz carried them plus many other types of swords from the area ; I think they may have gone out of business though . www.valiantco.com Look under Java Last edited by Rick; 14th September 2005 at 03:58 PM. |
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hi
i believe this is similar, no? just came off eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6565657539 is this a contemporary type or an older one??? Last edited by Spunjer; 5th October 2005 at 04:43 PM. |
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Hi Spunjer,
Looks like the older one to me. Great find for whoever that bought it. Michael |
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here's the golok:
dimensions: total length (in scabbard)= 26" total length (sword only)= 23.5" blade= 17.5" handle= 6" |
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Nice one !
Dated 192? Often these are found without the scabbard lug . I had to make a replacement for my example . Really nice engraving ; I like the star pattern . |
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in regards with the date, i was thinking more in the line of 1892, perhaps? and what's a scabbard lug? i do like the engravings on the spine, tho; very ornated sword overall... |
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Second I'm really not sure what the native term for that projection on the side of your scabbard is so I refer to it as a 'lug' . ![]() |
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Rick:
I believe the "lug" to which you refer is called a scabbard slide. Ian. |
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Spunjer , I'm not saying my assumption is anything other than that ; I could well be wrong .
When you look at arabic dates on Indo Persian stuff often the first number is marked this way ; so putting two and two together led me to believe that this could be true for swords made in a Muslim nation but dated in different numerals . YMMV ... ![]() The town where your sword was made is now known for the pellet guns they manufacture ; interesting , no ? |
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