1st October 2010, 03:29 AM | #1 |
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What kind of sword is this #3
Any light you could shed on this sword would be appreciated!
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1st October 2010, 12:58 PM | #2 |
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Hi
Hi and welcome.
This appears to me to be a Lombok Klewang found between Lombok Island and the east coast of Java. One of those swords that remain somewhat of a mystery to myself and many others here. I say in my limited knowledge of these items, Lombok because of the parrot head/beak/crest appearance to the hilt in profile. To my eye the Sumatran examples appear more or less a lizard or Makara in profile. The blade profile too is indicative of the regions. It would look much nicer with a clean and polish of the hilt and a good clean/scrub of the blade along with an etch. Gav Last edited by freebooter; 1st October 2010 at 06:01 PM. |
1st October 2010, 06:36 PM | #3 |
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I'm just worried about the loose metal on the handle - would you glue it? Epoxy?
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1st October 2010, 06:45 PM | #4 |
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