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Old 7th August 2008, 05:44 PM   #1
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Default A rather nice golok

And now a golok! On the blade the writing "TIJ PA TJING 1923". The beast on the handle seems to me a lion but maybe it's only an angry dog Brass rings on the scabbard made of nice veined wood, very hard.

I like goloks even if more than weapons often are only all working days instruments... or souvenir for western people. I hate myself to have let to go another one with an eagle handle made of horn... well I hope to find another in the future As usual all comments are welcome
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Old 7th August 2008, 07:51 PM   #2
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Nice golok. Probably a Tjikeroe golok and more recent than 1923. Still a well executed example.
A golok is a working tool, but in Pencak Silat a true weapon.
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Old 7th August 2008, 08:10 PM   #3
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Nice golok! My vote is lion not dog.


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Old 8th August 2008, 12:33 AM   #4
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Yep, Lew, seems the same
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Old 9th August 2008, 08:15 AM   #5
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Hello Henk, can you explain why do you think that the golok could be more recent than the date? From what I can see the general aspect seems quite old, but my eyes are not so well educated... Thank you
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Old 9th August 2008, 10:05 AM   #6
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i've seen a few with similar motif, yours seems better executed than mine, which has a number of repairs to the scabbard and a more rudimentary lion grip. not sure how old this one is, metal bands are steel.

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Smile Place name update, clarification

To aid search of the forum and cross reference, I list here the various spellings of the name of the hamlet inscribed on this weapon and some other nearby hamlets:

TIJ PA TJING same as Tjipatjing same as Cipacing (modern name)

Cipacing is located in the Sumedang Regency, about 30-40km east of Bandung.

See also these other hamlets where these Dutch East Indies weapons were created c. early 1900's. There is quite a bit of good info in this forum in particular on the weapons of Tjikeroeh hamlet which likely applies to the others as well:

Tjicatjing
modern name not known

Tjikeroeh is same as Cikeruh (modern name)
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