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Old 25th March 2025, 01:20 AM   #1
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Default Cikeruh/Tjikeroeh golok, Javanese translation help?

I just received this small golok - the form resembles some of the swords in this thread:

http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread...=Golok+cikeruh

There are similar examples in Van Zonneveld on pg. 49 (head-shaped hilt type associated with Cikeruh).

Overall it’s well made with a nice blade. The engraving is well done. I’m curious about the Javanese? script on the ricasso. Could anyone assist? Perhaps it just reads “Tjikeroeh”?
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Old 25th March 2025, 01:25 AM   #2
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Old 25th March 2025, 06:57 AM   #3
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Unusual! Normally it's engraved in Arabic letters! Could it be Sundanese instead of Javanese!?

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tjikandang.(Missing symbol around 'na' to turn it into 'n'. Is that a 'dot' above 'da' to turn it into 'dang'? )
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