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This passed a while ago. What is it?
I've seen these blade types before and I see others re-creating these blade types today. Looks like Java blade is profile, looks like Madura hilt. Dress unknown to me. Any ideas? Gav |
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I can not answer your question, but may I see the area near the base of the blade? The pamor distortion looks very interesting.
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For me the dress is Batak (or maybe Nias), the bronze work is very similar to piso halasan from Karo Batak.
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Agree, the scabbard looks very Batak!
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Thank you for your insights.
What can be learnt from the blade and hulu? It seems many old Java blades settled in Sumatra and Malaysia. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=majapahit |
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I think we're looking at Madura Gavin --- blade & hilt that is.
Jawa was a big exporter of weapon blades to all over SE Asia & as far west as Sri Langka & India, but it is probable that a lot of those supposedly Jawa blades actually came from Madura, and apart from that, Madura pandes moved all over SE Asia. I have a Brunei keris that was supposedly the state execution keris dating from 1842, the pamor if seen in isolation would be identified as Madura, the keris itself is decidedly Brunei & surrounds, but details in the handwork might be taken as Madura. Similar thing with some Peninsula keris I have seen. |
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