Nice badik .. more info wanted

artisana · 28th November 2011, 10:19 PM

Very nice badik from S Sulawesi. Pamor old... Who can give some extra info on this item.

Sajen · 29th November 2011, 12:28 PM

While handle and sheath seems to be very nice is a lot of the blade gone by ritual washings but it was a nice pamor.
Here some threads about badiks: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=badik
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=badik
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=badik

Regards,

Detlef

VANDOO · 30th November 2011, 05:18 AM

I HAVE SEEN BLADES LIKE THIS BEFORE AND THEY SEEM TO BE ENTIRELY PAMOR NOT LIKE SOME THAT HAVE PAMOR APPLIED OVER A STEEL CORE. THE YEARS AND RITUAL CLEANING DO TAKE A TOLL ON THE BLADE AND MAKE IT TOO FRAGILE FOR A WEAPON BUT PERHAPS MORE TREASURED AS A PUSAKA. IF THESE TERMS APPLY TO DAGGERS OTHER THAN KERIS.??
THE SCABBARD AND HANDLE MAY BE NEWER THAN THE BLADE BUT APPEAR TO HAVE AGE AND TO HAVE SEEN USE. HARD TO JUDGE FROM PICTURES.

A. G. Maisey · 1st December 2011, 08:38 AM

Yes Barry, the word "pusaka" can be used for objects other than keris.

The word means "heirloom" and it can apply to all weapons, stirrups, saddles, rice pots, walking sticks --- all things inherited from one's forebears. One Susuhunan even applied it to a royal graveyard and and a mosque.

28th November 2011, 10:19 PM	#1
artisana Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 18	Nice badik .. more info wanted Very nice badik from S Sulawesi. Pamor old... Who can give some extra info on this item. Attached Images

29th November 2011, 12:28 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,786	While handle and sheath seems to be very nice is a lot of the blade gone by ritual washings but it was a nice pamor. Here some threads about badiks: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=badik http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=badik http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=badik Regards, Detlef

30th November 2011, 05:18 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE SEEN BLADES LIKE THIS BEFORE AND THEY SEEM TO BE ENTIRELY PAMOR NOT LIKE SOME THAT HAVE PAMOR APPLIED OVER A STEEL CORE. THE YEARS AND RITUAL CLEANING DO TAKE A TOLL ON THE BLADE AND MAKE IT TOO FRAGILE FOR A WEAPON BUT PERHAPS MORE TREASURED AS A PUSAKA. IF THESE TERMS APPLY TO DAGGERS OTHER THAN KERIS.?? THE SCABBARD AND HANDLE MAY BE NEWER THAN THE BLADE BUT APPEAR TO HAVE AGE AND TO HAVE SEEN USE. HARD TO JUDGE FROM PICTURES.

1st December 2011, 08:38 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,895	Yes Barry, the word "pusaka" can be used for objects other than keris. The word means "heirloom" and it can apply to all weapons, stirrups, saddles, rice pots, walking sticks --- all things inherited from one's forebears. One Susuhunan even applied it to a royal graveyard and and a mosque.