Pamorless Tombak

A. G. Maisey · 18th January 2022, 09:57 PM

I cannot see anything in this tombak that I can recognise.

David · 19th January 2022, 05:05 AM

Milandro, when we started this separate keris forum a while back we decided that it would be reserved only for keris and that any other Indonesian weapon would be discussed in the main Ethno forum. So i am going to transfer this thread over there.
I will say that i have never seen a tombak like this one before. I suspect it is not Javanese. It might be helpful if you would remove the blade from the unrelated bits that have been added and photograph the naked blade.

GIO · 19th January 2022, 03:51 PM

I agree with Kai, Alan and David: I can see some pamor lines, but the structure of the blade, particularly at its base, does not seem Indonesian.

A. G. Maisey · 20th January 2022, 06:28 AM

I wonder if the decorative motif on the metuk might give us a clue to place of origin?

I saw exactly this motif on the barge board of a house yesterday. I was just driving by and noticed it, even now I've forgotten where it was, but the barge board was black, and the motif was cut into it and painted white.

Maybe this tombak is not SE Asian at all, maybe something else.

18th January 2022, 09:57 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	I cannot see anything in this tombak that I can recognise.

19th January 2022, 05:05 AM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Milandro, when we started this separate keris forum a while back we decided that it would be reserved only for keris and that any other Indonesian weapon would be discussed in the main Ethno forum. So i am going to transfer this thread over there. I will say that i have never seen a tombak like this one before. I suspect it is not Javanese. It might be helpful if you would remove the blade from the unrelated bits that have been added and photograph the naked blade.

19th January 2022, 03:51 PM	#3
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 328	I agree with Kai, Alan and David: I can see some pamor lines, but the structure of the blade, particularly at its base, does not seem Indonesian.

20th January 2022, 06:28 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	I wonder if the decorative motif on the metuk might give us a clue to place of origin? I saw exactly this motif on the barge board of a house yesterday. I was just driving by and noticed it, even now I've forgotten where it was, but the barge board was black, and the motif was cut into it and painted white. Maybe this tombak is not SE Asian at all, maybe something else.