Pamor Blade of a Pedang Lurus

CharlesS · 15th September 2014, 08:37 PM

Hi Rick,

The seller had no info. I was just immediately intrigued by the blade. Clearly there is lamination here, but how those "cut outs"(for lack or a better term!) were created I don't know. Perhaps chiseling?...though they don't look chiseled. Perhaps some sort of fill, almost like a lost wax method? Note that one goes through the blade and I am assuming that is a forging flaw.

The blade color is absolutely true to the pics. I went out of my way to get good light in these pics because I thought the blade color might be an important factor.

I was hoping this would be immediately recognizable to some folks here, but apparently it only raises more questions.

Thanks for all the comments and insight.

Andrew · 15th September 2014, 10:52 PM

What I know about forging blades wouldn't fill a thimble, but it looks to me like the edges were folded over the central portion of the blade. Wouldn't the "dips" along the folded-over edge be easy to form while the metal was hot by hammering it edge-wise prior to folding over?

15th September 2014, 08:37 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Hi Rick, The seller had no info. I was just immediately intrigued by the blade. Clearly there is lamination here, but how those "cut outs"(for lack or a better term!) were created I don't know. Perhaps chiseling?...though they don't look chiseled. Perhaps some sort of fill, almost like a lost wax method? Note that one goes through the blade and I am assuming that is a forging flaw. The blade color is absolutely true to the pics. I went out of my way to get good light in these pics because I thought the blade color might be an important factor. I was hoping this would be immediately recognizable to some folks here, but apparently it only raises more questions. Thanks for all the comments and insight.

15th September 2014, 10:52 PM	#2
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	What I know about forging blades wouldn't fill a thimble, but it looks to me like the edges were folded over the central portion of the blade. Wouldn't the "dips" along the folded-over edge be easy to form while the metal was hot by hammering it edge-wise prior to folding over?