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Continuing in the same theme, here is one from the sold area of the new Oriental-Arms site: Item number 15238. Artzi has labeled this one as Malay Peninsula in origin, and the style of hilt and the asang asang would support that attribution. However, I think the blade is likely Moro in origin for two reasons:
The twist core area on this sword is worthy of comment. Four separate rods have been used with a prominent chevron pattern either side of a central chevron pair. This is unusual and clearly a prestige blade--perhaps a presentation blade. A single chevron pattern is seen in example A-6 in post #8 of this thread. The indicators of substantial age are several:
As with other swords in this thread, I believe this blade predates 1800, and probably by a substantial period of time. . Last edited by Ian; 27th July 2024 at 11:42 PM. Reason: Referenced examples in post #8 of this thread |
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