Indonesian/Malaysian blade for ID

kai · 31st March 2023, 10:07 PM

This is not easy to nail down, also because it's probably not very old (vintage to young antique?).

It's definitely out of the Balinese cultural sphere, probably originating from Lombok IMHO.

Regards,
Kai

Athanase · 1st April 2023, 01:54 AM

Hello

I think the blade is a bit old but it suffered a lot of erosion (especially on the shape at its base) during a somewhat violent repolishing (probably to remove a thick layer of rust). The reste are moderne.
I think also Lombok or Bali.

Ian · 1st April 2023, 01:57 AM

Hi kai and Protector,

My first thought on seeing this piece was also a fairly recent Lombok piece. The shape of the hilt reminds me of a Lombok cundrik that I once owned, and it also had spalted wood for the hilt.

werecow · 1st April 2023, 10:16 PM

Yeah, the scabbard reminds me of this style of Lombok keris:

1st April 2023, 01:57 AM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,453	Hi kai and Protector, My first thought on seeing this piece was also a fairly recent Lombok piece. The shape of the hilt reminds me of a Lombok cundrik that I once owned, and it also had spalted wood for the hilt. Attached Images

31st March 2023, 10:07 PM	#1
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	This is not easy to nail down, also because it's probably not very old (vintage to young antique?). It's definitely out of the Balinese cultural sphere, probably originating from Lombok IMHO. Regards, Kai

1st April 2023, 01:54 AM	#2
Athanase Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Paris (France) Posts: 420	Hello I think the blade is a bit old but it suffered a lot of erosion (especially on the shape at its base) during a somewhat violent repolishing (probably to remove a thick layer of rust). The reste are moderne. I think also Lombok or Bali.

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werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 588	Yeah, the scabbard reminds me of this style of Lombok keris: