Indonesian sword for identification, Sulawsi?

Sajen · 8th May 2021, 12:03 PM

Hello dear members,

Some time ago I acquired a large Indonesian sword but I never before have seen a similar one but I guess that it is a Sulawesi sword.
Any ideas? Can someone provide a name for this one? It is 65 cm long inside the scabbard, 63 cm without, the blade alone has 48,5 cm and it's 10 mm thick at the spine directly behind the handle.

Like usual, are all comments are very welcome!

kai · 8th May 2021, 12:18 PM

Nice one, Detlef!

Let me know...

Yup, I agree with attributing this to Sulawesi, most likely from one of the southern peninsulas.

Regards,
Kai

David R · 8th May 2021, 12:24 PM

Nice one! Some interesting stuff going on in the blade.

Sajen · 8th May 2021, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kai

Nice one, Detlef!

Let me know...

Yup, I agree with attributing this to Sulawesi, most likely from one of the southern peninsulas.

Thank you Kai! Will keep you in mind!

Any name for this one? Or similar ones for comparison?

Regards,
Detlef

Sajen · 8th May 2021, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David R

Nice one! Some interesting stuff going on in the blade.

Thank you David!

And yes, it's heavily laminated. Special the both batu lapak motives at the base are interesting.

Regards,
Detlef

kai · 8th May 2021, 01:26 PM

Hello Detlef,

Quote:

Any name for this one? Or similar ones for comparison?

Pretty much along the same lines as the 2 posted in this thread:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25047

Name will very likely depend on the ethnic group (once this can assigned to a specific group with any reasonable certainty) or village... Possibly one of the generic words for sword like kelewang or alameng won't be too far off the mark, I guess.

Regards,
Kai

Sajen · 8th May 2021, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kai

Pretty much along the same lines as the 2 posted in this thread:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25047

Hello Kai,

Yes, this makes sense since the blade shape is very similar, also when the one in the from you posted thread is much smaller.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kai

Name will very likely depend on the ethnic group (once this can assigned to a specific group with any reasonable certainty) or village... Possibly one of the generic words for sword like kelewang or alameng won't be too far off the mark, I guess.

With Alameng I can live very well, when you look to "Senjata Pusaka Bugis" there are also many swords just called as Alameng.

Regards,
Detlef

Athanase · 8th May 2021, 05:25 PM

Whooo

Very nice sword, I love the pamor!
For me is from Sulawesi for sure but I don't say more

Sajen · 8th May 2021, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Athanase

Whooo

Very nice sword, I love the pamor!
For me is from Sulawesi for sure but I don't say more

Thank you Séverin!

Yes, it shows a nice coarse pamor.

Regards,
Detlef

8th May 2021, 12:03 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,771	Indonesian sword for identification, Sulawsi? Hello dear members, Some time ago I acquired a large Indonesian sword but I never before have seen a similar one but I guess that it is a Sulawesi sword. Any ideas? Can someone provide a name for this one? It is 65 cm long inside the scabbard, 63 cm without, the blade alone has 48,5 cm and it's 10 mm thick at the spine directly behind the handle. Like usual, are all comments are very welcome! Attached Images

8th May 2021, 12:18 PM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,254	Nice one, Detlef! Let me know... Yup, I agree with attributing this to Sulawesi, most likely from one of the southern peninsulas. Regards, Kai

8th May 2021, 12:24 PM	#3
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,079	Nice one! Some interesting stuff going on in the blade.

8th May 2021, 05:25 PM	#8
Athanase Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Paris (France) Posts: 408	Whooo Very nice sword, I love the pamor! For me is from Sulawesi for sure but I don't say more