Help with Malay Sword I.D.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Lew

Hi Joe

It's definately a klewang probably from Sumatra. I had one in my collection it was quite unwieldly and about ten years ago and foolishly sold it. Here is pic of it . Btw the one on the bottom I still have and it handles like dream very lively and quick in the hand.

BTW Lew, the upper one with painted scabbard is a Sumatran pedang.
The one you still have, the lower one is indeed a klewang from Banjar..

Maurice

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Maurice

BTW Lew, the upper one with painted scabbard is a Sumatran pedang.
The one you still have, the lower one is indeed a klewang from Banjar..

Maurice

Maurice

The pictures are reversed the one with the painted scabbard is still with me the other was sold some years back.