A Legit(older) Wedung or a Tourist Version?

A. G. Maisey · 18th September 2018, 09:20 AM

It looks to me as if it has been made from a keris or tombak blade, not necessarily a mark against it, it could well have been a pusaka that the original owner wanted as a part of his court dress.

Workmanship appears to be fine, everything that can be seen is correct and fine quality.

I would be inclined to accept it as having been made with the intention of wear as a part of court dress --- a wedung has no role outside of court dress.

Since the blade is pamor, and dress style seems to be Surakarta, it is possible that this wedung was originally made for a prince, the externally visible red stones in the scabbard ornament would seem to confirm this.

I doubt that it is particularly old, possibly late colonial era or even as late as the 1960's.

18th September 2018, 09:20 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	It looks to me as if it has been made from a keris or tombak blade, not necessarily a mark against it, it could well have been a pusaka that the original owner wanted as a part of his court dress. Workmanship appears to be fine, everything that can be seen is correct and fine quality. I would be inclined to accept it as having been made with the intention of wear as a part of court dress --- a wedung has no role outside of court dress. Since the blade is pamor, and dress style seems to be Surakarta, it is possible that this wedung was originally made for a prince, the externally visible red stones in the scabbard ornament would seem to confirm this. I doubt that it is particularly old, possibly late colonial era or even as late as the 1960's.