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Old 12th October 2013, 06:57 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by kronckew
that reminded me of the other edged weapon used in aceh - by the dutch - their traditional european blades proved too long and cumbersome for the rain forests, so the general designed a shorter cutlass to equip his men with. originally made in solingen, they were made all the way up to ww2 in hembrug and the USA (milsco) copied them exactly. known as the dutch klewang: {mine attached} also discussed ad nauseum here in various threads
Thank you, this is what I read. but what about the cold arms of the Free Aceh? Although in theory they could use the same klewang, renchong?
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