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Hi folks,
Picked up this "machete" from Ebay. It's a very simple working blade. Horn hilt. I'm guessing Aceh, Sumatra? According to a search on the forum, the hilt is Hulu tapa guda, common form? Any enlightenment welcomed. ![]() Thanks, Steve ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Dimensions Steve ?
A couple of unusual things about this piece; the forte seems quite long and the butter knife tip; both are something new to me in Achenese swords . Interesting piece . |
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Hello Steve,
Nice one, old blade old handle, odd shape ![]() Are there any signs that the blade has been cut down in the past ? The form it has is more the form of a regular modern machete. Best regards, Willem |
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Thank you gentlemen. Blade length is 16 5/8" (42cm). Hilt length is 6 3/4" (17 cm). The blade tip may have been rounded off, but not shortened much. It's only about 1/16" thick. Spine is about 7/16" (1.1 cm) thick at the ricasso.
Steve |
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Yours is a bit unique because of the round shaped blade point. Klewang/Parang Lading normally is having a blade point in the shape that looks like either a scramasaxe or a wharncliffe. Quote:
Hope this might give little help to you Steve. |
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Steve,
It is a Rudus I think. The tip of the blade is rounded off. Sumatra, Aceh. Hilt is Hulu Tapa Guda. |
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Hello Steve,
I'm also convinced that this is a cut-down Sumatran sword, most probably recycling a broken blade or otherwise damaged beyond repair. I'm not sure why they didn't choose to reground a more common klewang blade tip shape. In its former life, it could have been a Rudus, a Co Jang, or one of the Ladieng types (in a wide sense). The old blade nicely shows its sandwich construction with a steel core! Has the hilt a crack on the other side? That wire doesn't seem to be a traditional feature with these swords. Regards, Kai |
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Hi Steve,
Sorry for the delayed reply, but I couldn’t upload any picture till this April, when I have finally changed my Internet provider. I think that I have a very similar sword, but with intact tip. The handle is cracked too and fixed with insulation tape ![]() |
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And a Ladieng just for sharing.
This one was a bring back in 1949/1950. Steve's example will probably not have been a ladieng considering the concave back of the ladieng. |
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