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1st March 2021, 07:27 PM | #1 |
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Kubur, much of what you have quoted I can verify as accurate, a couple of things I am uncertain of.
Could you please provide your source? Thank you. Rick, I think Kubur might be pointing out that in Jawa early casting was done in bronze, but later casting, ie, from sometime during the 15th century, was done in iron. Quote:- "--- In the course of the fifteenth century, the bronze used for the manufacture of these lance finials was replaced by iron, a metal already used for weapons and tools.---" This was not a universal change over from bronze to iron. Casting is still carried on in Jawa, at the present time I believe always in bronze. I have a keris that is cast in iron, these are exceptionally rare, I've only ever seen two, and a lot of people do not even know such things exist. I would not like to put a date on this cast blade, but my guess would be pre-1800. |
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Thank you, I'm happy that you read what I posted! It's not my text, but short abstract of an excellent article that I found online. The article is attached here. |
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2nd March 2021, 11:13 AM | #3 |
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Thank you very much Kubur
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20th December 2023, 12:42 PM | #4 |
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it looks like the approx. 18 cm long trisula's made from tombak ( alloy of copper and zinc) as many of the trisula's from Java and Sumatra, popular with the Betawi warriors and the in Srivijaya (Indonesian: Sriwijaya) empire.
Still used in Pencak Silat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q88UBDQaT8k Last edited by gp; 20th December 2023 at 06:49 PM. |
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