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1st April 2008, 05:06 PM
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Indonesian saber
A seller of swords from Indonesia who is just starting out in the world of eBay contacted me looking for information on this sword. In my opinion it is not particularly old or valuable, but I thought it would be worth asking some questions about. I bought a similar saber with nice fullers and a clipped tip on the North coast of East Java in the early nineties, and this is the first example of something that comes close that I have seen since. Is this style recognizable to anyone? The seller comes from Northern Sumatra (Medan). It looks like the kind of thing a modern pirate might use (for when the AK is out of bullets) , and comes from an area where that is possible.
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1st April 2008, 05:24 PM
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Josh, It is an old Dutch cutless or Klewang that there military used in Indonesia.
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1st April 2008, 05:53 PM
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Thanks, I thought it was perhaps not that old given the guard looks like it was made from a sheet of rolled steel cut into shape.
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1st April 2008, 07:48 PM
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these have been discussed at length before in This Thread and linkies in it lead to earlier threads on them. the one shown above has been ridden hard and put down wet. probably still more valuable than you think.
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1st April 2008, 08:34 PM
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9th April 2008, 07:35 PM
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Well the one I posted is on eBay now with a bad description that will probably have it end up selling cheaply. If anyone is looking for such things and can't find it let me know and I can send you a link.
The seller wanted me to buy it but I am not so interested. The blade is stamped "MILSCO". Does that narrow it down to a particular time? Thank you for the links everyone, I had no idea these had such a history. Josh |
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