Hemola from Savu Island (Type E )

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Sajen

I doubt that someone would be able to distinguish between swords from Savu and Roti, I think that there are not enough examples with clear provenance useful for comparison. But frankly said I don't know if I am correct with my assumption.

Regards,
Detlef

As a matter of fact, there are several very early collected swords from Roti in the Dutch NMVW collection. Also several with similar hilts like the two that Severin placed.

I am not able to find early collected swords from Savu in the NMVW collection, but I found an old drawing from 1851 of a warrior from Savu carrying a sword.