What kind of knife is this ?

Emanuel · 26th March 2006, 10:05 PM

I see these have been discussed before http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=pedang
Can it be said that the more figural the carving the farther it is from Islamic references/influences, and vice-versa? If so could a sort of scale be developed to identify the specific elements within the hilt forms and ascertain their probable origin?

VVV · 27th March 2006, 11:07 AM

My guess on this Pedang is also Sumatra.
The reason for this is that I have seen several Sumatran weapons with etched Arabic writing made in the same way as this - mostly Rencong and Sewar.
And so far none on the resembling Pedang from Lombok
Most of these etchings seems to have been done in the mid- and late 20th C.
Maybe the etching was done later on this Pedang to make it more according to the fashion of the day?
But the hilt seems a bit less detailed in the carvings than some of the oldest ones?

Michael

26th March 2006, 10:05 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	I see these have been discussed before http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=pedang Can it be said that the more figural the carving the farther it is from Islamic references/influences, and vice-versa? If so could a sort of scale be developed to identify the specific elements within the hilt forms and ascertain their probable origin?

27th March 2006, 11:07 AM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	My guess on this Pedang is also Sumatra. The reason for this is that I have seen several Sumatran weapons with etched Arabic writing made in the same way as this - mostly Rencong and Sewar. And so far none on the resembling Pedang from Lombok Most of these etchings seems to have been done in the mid- and late 20th C. Maybe the etching was done later on this Pedang to make it more according to the fashion of the day? But the hilt seems a bit less detailed in the carvings than some of the oldest ones? Michael