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Old 6th May 2023, 12:03 PM   #1
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Default Knife ID and age please

Hi
Please could you assist in identifying the origin and likely age of this Asian knife. The hilt is an extremely well carved image of a bird.
There are no markings or date stamps.
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Old 6th May 2023, 12:30 PM   #2
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Hi Sid. This is a Java golok (Sunda) likely from Tjipatjing or Tjikeroeh villages. This area made a large range of high quality weapons both Indonesian and European styles often stamped with village name (abbreviated) and date (usually late 19C to early 20C). http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=948 Here is one that I have.
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Old 6th May 2023, 01:27 PM   #3
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Hi Jeff
Wow its amazing how much knowledge there is on this forum. Thanks!
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Old 7th May 2023, 02:50 AM   #4
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Hi Sid,

Yep, there is a lot of collective knowledge here. That's a nice looking knife of an unusual shape for this genre. Judging from the hilt, it seems to have some age to it, consistent with Jeff's estimate. Nice find.
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Hello Sid,

Very nice short golok from Sunda, Java. See also here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=golok

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Old 7th May 2023, 10:16 AM   #6
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Hello Sid,

Very nice short golok from Sunda, Java. See also here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=golok

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Great thread! I've added my two examples to it.
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Old 7th May 2023, 11:52 AM   #7
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Great thread! I've added my two examples to it.
Thank you Jeff!
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Old 8th May 2023, 02:39 PM   #8
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Thanks for this everyone. I am grateful for your help as this is not really my collecting interest.
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