A rather nice golok

Henk · 9th August 2008, 04:05 PM

Flavio,

I'm not an expert on the field of the golok. The mouth piece matches with the hulu. Same dark color and wood structure. Completely different from the rest of the scabbard. That's what I see on the picture.

The Tjikeroe golok is very well executed and seems to have some age. Still the Tjikeroe writing is done for souvenir purposes for, probably in this case, the Dutch soldiers. Writing name of the place and the date is not common on Indonesian blades.

Take a look at this thread about the Tjikeroe swords. Your golok appears there as well.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=tjikeroe

Flavio · 9th August 2008, 04:31 PM

Hi Henk,

you know from pics it's too much hard to show details, but the hulu wood is different from the one from the mouth piece of the scabbard that is the same of the handle...

Flavio

Lew · 9th August 2008, 04:36 PM

I must agree with Henk the goloks with dates seem to to made for the Dutch consumers, I have a few goloks minus the writing and they seem plainer not as fancy.

Lew

Henk · 9th August 2008, 06:37 PM

Flavio,
That's why I already said that it is hard to judge from a picture. I can only tell what I see on the picture. You have the golok in your hands

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Lew,
That's a very nice golok. If I'm not mistaken it is a West-javanese golok.

Flavio · 9th August 2008, 07:35 PM

Hi Lew! Yes I'm with you and Henk, the ones with date and place were made for sure for Dutches, but if the golok is nice who minds? not me!

Yours is very nice!!

Henk no problem at all, thank you for the input and the help!!

Who want to show his goloks? come on boy

Maurice · 9th August 2008, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flavio

Who want to show his goloks?

Mine still in auction. when the auction is over I'll post a picture.

Rick · 9th August 2008, 11:37 PM

I'm not sure all of these Tjikeroeh Goloks went into tourist hands .

My example shows unmistakable signs of attack and parry .
Someone had to use it, and in a hurry .

Lew · 10th August 2008, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

I'm not sure all of these Tjikeroeh Goloks went into tourist hands .

My example shows unmistakable signs of attack and parry .
Someone had to use it, and in a hurry .

Rick is quite right!

We really need to be careful when we apply the tourist label to older swords and daggers. These goloks are not cheap copies they were more likely sold to the local Dutch living and working or soldieringi in the area and were used as a back up side arm or hunting knife. I'm sure one of these goloks would come in quite handy when walking through a narrow dark street somewhere in these towns.
Btw,Here are two more from my closet

top one seems mid 20th century the bottom is early 20th century.
Lew

9th August 2008, 04:36 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	I must agree with Henk the goloks with dates seem to to made for the Dutch consumers, I have a few goloks minus the writing and they seem plainer not as fancy. Lew Attached Images

9th August 2008, 04:05 PM	#1
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Flavio, I'm not an expert on the field of the golok. The mouth piece matches with the hulu. Same dark color and wood structure. Completely different from the rest of the scabbard. That's what I see on the picture. The Tjikeroe golok is very well executed and seems to have some age. Still the Tjikeroe writing is done for souvenir purposes for, probably in this case, the Dutch soldiers. Writing name of the place and the date is not common on Indonesian blades. Take a look at this thread about the Tjikeroe swords. Your golok appears there as well. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=tjikeroe

9th August 2008, 04:31 PM	#2
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hi Henk, you know from pics it's too much hard to show details, but the hulu wood is different from the one from the mouth piece of the scabbard that is the same of the handle... Flavio

9th August 2008, 06:37 PM	#4
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Flavio, That's why I already said that it is hard to judge from a picture. I can only tell what I see on the picture. You have the golok in your hands . Lew, That's a very nice golok. If I'm not mistaken it is a West-javanese golok.

9th August 2008, 07:35 PM	#5
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hi Lew! Yes I'm with you and Henk, the ones with date and place were made for sure for Dutches, but if the golok is nice who minds? not me! Yours is very nice!! Henk no problem at all, thank you for the input and the help!! Who want to show his goloks? come on boy

9th August 2008, 11:37 PM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	I'm not sure all of these Tjikeroeh Goloks went into tourist hands . My example shows unmistakable signs of attack and parry . Someone had to use it, and in a hurry .