LOMBOK SWORD

VVV · 6th December 2005, 10:24 PM

Very nice find Carlos!
I suspect that this is a presentation pedang - Sote is one of the names (disclaimer - not being Balinese speaking I am not sure how to use it).
As explained to me those where used at "political and court meetings" similar to European dress swords.
Maybe that's the reason for the unpractical chape (according to Charles)?
I have one myself and also assumed it was Lombok. But the Seller, who is regulary visiting Indonesia and also very acquinted with the culture, insisted that mine was Bali (even after I payed for it!).
And mine even has a redpainted scabbard which I usually connect to Lombok.

Michael

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6th December 2005, 10:24 PM	#7
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Very nice find Carlos! I suspect that this is a presentation pedang - Sote is one of the names (disclaimer - not being Balinese speaking I am not sure how to use it). As explained to me those where used at "political and court meetings" similar to European dress swords. Maybe that's the reason for the unpractical chape (according to Charles)? I have one myself and also assumed it was Lombok. But the Seller, who is regulary visiting Indonesia and also very acquinted with the culture, insisted that mine was Bali (even after I payed for it!). And mine even has a redpainted scabbard which I usually connect to Lombok. Michael