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Since this came up in another thread and I don't want to hijack it, I thought I'd give this one its own post.
See pictures. 92ish cm overall (if you include the missing tip), with a 79cm blade. 34mm wide at the base. POB is between 12-13cm. It is surprisingly light for its width (does not feel tip heavy at all), and tapers gradually from about 7mm at the hilt to about 2mm at the end of the big fuller. I've heard on occasion that these were mostly seen as ceremonial status symbols by the Acehnese population, but it definitely seems to be of fighting quality to me. It's certainly got structure, but I haven't etched it as I have no real experience with that sort of thing and I quite like the way it looks as it is. I'd be interested in any additional information, thoughts, or your own examples of the type. Does anyone know about how these connect to the Indian basket hilted swords (see picture for comparison; the ethnography museum here in Leiden has gotten them mixed up), or the type of blade featured on this Sudanese saber? As an aside: when I bought this early during the pandemic, the guy who sold it to me was worried that it would get lost in the mail chaos back then, so he was nice enough to drive all the way from Amsterdam to my home to hand it to me personally. Sadly he has retired and his webstore has now closed (I was eyeing a mandau there but alas). Perhaps my nicest blade in terms of geometry, and I really like the grip wiring too. I expect that the pommel cap is a replacement, and of course it's missing the padding, but the rest of it is lovely. Last edited by werecow; 17th April 2023 at 12:33 PM. |
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Very nice peudeueng, congrats!
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I have one of these; it's a bit different; the fullering is simpler than your example Werecow. My example has a very nice pillow around the base of the hilt to protect the wielder's hand, it is red, darkened with age and the surface is quite beautiful richly embroidered with flowers etc. I don't think I have any pictures in my files and I can't take any until I get a replacement camera; I dropped mine on our deck while taking pictures of the Buddha I listed in Ethnographic Miscellania.
I purchased the same camera on ebay this morning but they are scarce on the ground being more than ten years old. If I find a picture in my files I will put it up, otherwise it will have to wait until it is replaced. That is my tale of woe for today. ![]() |
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Thanks Detlef and Rick!
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Nice peudeung with a laminanted blade.
Do you have a picture of the pommel cap ? Here is another thread with some high quality blades. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=aceh+peudeung |
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Here are some pictures from the (mislabeled) one in the Leiden ethnography museum (along with some other arms from India). Sorry about the dark pictures; the room is quite dark and they don't like it when you use the flash.
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here are a couple of pictures from the replacement camera. It is defective and I will probably send it back; but it does take pictures after a fashion.
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Very nice, Rick, thanks for adding it! Still better quality than my museum pictures.
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Hello Werecow,
I have a a peudeung with a very similar blade : |
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Very nice, I like those crisp lines! Are there any signs of laminations or pattern welding? And is that gold on the hilt or is that just a trick of the light?
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On the hilt isn't gold but residues of old product to be cleaned such as Mirror. |
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![]() Regards, Detlef BTW: Another nice peudeueng! ![]() |
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