My small collection and a question.

VVV · 16th May 2006, 09:56 AM

Welcome to the forum,

The last weapon is a Ladieng. A Sumatran Klewang used in Aceh (with another hilt) and also the neighbouring Batak tribes. The hilt looks like a Batak ancestor figure and the open(?) scabbard also looks like Batak work.

Michael

ariel · 16th May 2006, 04:37 PM

Ooops...
I thought the last one was a blade! My computer gave it a metallic look. My fault.

katana · 16th May 2006, 05:10 PM

If its any consolation Ariel, I too had the impression that it was metallic.

Hi fjfredericks, very nice collection, indeed.

Rick · 16th May 2006, 06:22 PM

I would love to see those Pira out of their scabbards .

fjfredericks · 17th May 2006, 03:42 AM

Thanks everybody for your kind words, help and welcome

. I will do some further reseach on the web for the sugesstions that have been given to me. It has been a real pleasure to read and learn from all the forumites over the past year.

I will try to post some closeups of the sword and scabbard, I will do the same for the pira. I'm still here at work

on the west coast and looking to getting home and taking some photos.

Best Regards,
FJF otherwise known as Axe Dog

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fjfredericks · 17th May 2006, 07:30 AM

Hi everybody!

I have some closeups of the last blade. Do the carvings on the handle and scabbard help narrow down area or type of Blade? Is there any signifcance of the carvings and the interaction of the carvings of blade in the scabbard?

Thanks for all your help!

Axe Dog

Battara · 18th May 2006, 01:59 AM

fjfedericks, nice Indonesian piece. How about the piras next to the mask? Do you do kali, escrima, or some other Filipino martial art? I noticed the appropriate triangle upon which several Moro/PI pieces rest.

17th May 2006, 07:30 AM	#6
fjfredericks Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Posts: 7	Closeups Hi everybody! I have some closeups of the last blade. Do the carvings on the handle and scabbard help narrow down area or type of Blade? Is there any signifcance of the carvings and the interaction of the carvings of blade in the scabbard? Thanks for all your help! Axe Dog Attached Images

16th May 2006, 09:56 AM	#1
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Welcome to the forum, The last weapon is a Ladieng. A Sumatran Klewang used in Aceh (with another hilt) and also the neighbouring Batak tribes. The hilt looks like a Batak ancestor figure and the open(?) scabbard also looks like Batak work. Michael

16th May 2006, 04:37 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Ooops... I thought the last one was a blade! My computer gave it a metallic look. My fault.

16th May 2006, 05:10 PM	#3
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	If its any consolation Ariel, I too had the impression that it was metallic. Hi fjfredericks, very nice collection, indeed.

16th May 2006, 06:22 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	I would love to see those Pira out of their scabbards .

17th May 2006, 03:42 AM	#5
fjfredericks Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Posts: 7	Thanks everybody for your kind words, help and welcome . I will do some further reseach on the web for the sugesstions that have been given to me. It has been a real pleasure to read and learn from all the forumites over the past year. I will try to post some closeups of the sword and scabbard, I will do the same for the pira. I'm still here at work on the west coast and looking to getting home and taking some photos. Best Regards, FJF otherwise known as Axe Dog !

18th May 2006, 01:59 AM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,346	fjfedericks, nice Indonesian piece. How about the piras next to the mask? Do you do kali, escrima, or some other Filipino martial art? I noticed the appropriate triangle upon which several Moro/PI pieces rest.