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20th September 2014, 11:00 PM
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Help with knife identification please
What did I buy this week? Found at a gunshow. I think there must be something missing from the pommel.
Thanks for looking, Marcus Last edited by Marcus; 20th September 2014 at 11:01 PM. Reason: typo |
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20th September 2014, 11:13 PM
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Hello Marcus,
It is a ceremonial knife / wedung from Bali. Here is a thread showing several examples. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=BALI+WEDUNG It looks like somthing is indeed missing from the pommel. Not sure what though. Best regards, Willem |
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21st September 2014, 12:49 AM
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Thanks
I went through the referenced thread and others referenced therein. The question of Java or Bali came up quite a bit and also the question of whether the examples from Bali are properly called Wedung or something else.
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21st September 2014, 01:58 AM
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Hello Markus,
good catch. To answer your question: The knife is from Bali and called tiuk pengentas. There seems indeed something missing at the handle. Regards, Detlef |
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21st September 2014, 02:06 AM
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good catch
$140
Looking at other pieces, I guess it would have had a simple brass cylindrical finial. |
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21st September 2014, 02:19 AM
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21st September 2014, 03:10 AM
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21st September 2014, 03:12 AM
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price
Just to say I had a lucky find.
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21st September 2014, 07:21 AM
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I love the inlaid dovetailed brass piece!
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