a Sewar cross-dressing as a Badik?

[asomotif]

I have to step in and change the direction this thread is heading.

I Detlef posts more of his wonderfull collection we will all drewl on our keyboards and he will cause shortcircuiting on a worldwide scale

As for Moshah question. his example is clearly a sewar blade/handle.
The scabbard is not very tyipical of sewars, but probably of a later date.

I checked my picture files and found this one which I sadly sold last year in search of cash. This example mor qualifies for the question.... :

SEWAR or BADEK,, what do you think ?

Best regards,
Willem

[kai]

Hello Willem,

Originally Posted by asomotif

I checked my picture files and found this one which I sadly sold last year in search of cash. This example mor qualifies for the question.... :

SEWAR or BADEK,, what do you think ?

My vote would be badik.

The short vestigial fuller of the blade may suggest Sumatran origin/influence but that's about it; no sewar IMHO.

Regards,
Kai

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kai

Hello Willem,


My vote would be badik.

The short vestigial fuller of the blade may suggest Sumatran origin/influence but that's about it; no sewar IMHO.

Regards,
Kai

Hello Kai,

by the hilt and maybe by the cross piece of the scabbard I would agree but the blade is more like the one from a sewar IMHO. But frankly said I never have seen a similar example.

Regards,

Detlef

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by asomotif

I have to step in and change the direction this thread is heading.

I Detlef posts more of his wonderfull collection we will all drewl on our keyboards and he will cause shortcircuiting on a worldwide scale

As for Moshah question. his example is clearly a sewar blade/handle.
The scabbard is not very tyipical of sewars, but probably of a later date.

I checked my picture files and found this one which I sadly sold last year in search of cash. This example mor qualifies for the question.... :

SEWAR or BADEK,, what do you think ?

Best regards,
Willem

Hi Willem,

first, thank you!

Regarding your example i would say sewar with badik hilt. Maybe the original was broken and someone here or in Indonesia give it the badik hilt?

Regards,

Detlef

[Moshah]

Originally Posted by asomotif

If Detlef posts more of his wonderfull collection we will all drewl on our keyboards and he will cause shortcircuiting on a worldwide scale

Couldn't agree more to this statement. It looks like a beauty pageant already!!!

Thanks for all the trouble you have in order to guide me, but in the way it seems to be a well mouth-watering eye feast as well...

[Moshah]

Originally Posted by asomotif

As for Moshah question. his example is clearly a sewar blade/handle.
The scabbard is not very tyipical of sewars, but probably of a later date.

Hi, Willem.

Yeah I think the scabbard was a dealer's mismatch.

The fitment was telling me the same thing...

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Moshah

Hi, Willem.

Yeah I think the scabbard was a dealer's mismatch.

The fitment was telling me the same thing...

The dress have a Malay look to my eyes, maybe of later date but not very recent IMHO.