KARO BATAK / HYBRIDE SIKIN ATJEH ??

kai · 14th July 2012, 01:27 AM

Congrats again, Willem!

While the blade may well come from Aceh, all the fittings do look Karo Batak to me: IMHO a good, genuine piece. It is known that the sikin / peudeueng panjang was also used in the Batak area but examples appear to be quite rare.

Gavin offered its small brother a while ago:
http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s628_full.html
(pics attached for archive purposes)

Regards,
Kai

14th July 2012, 01:27 AM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Congrats again, Willem! While the blade may well come from Aceh, all the fittings do look Karo Batak to me: IMHO a good, genuine piece. It is known that the sikin / peudeueng panjang was also used in the Batak area but examples appear to be quite rare. Gavin offered its small brother a while ago: http://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s628_full.html (pics attached for archive purposes) Regards, Kai Attached Images