21st May 2021, 07:51 PM | #1 |
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small kriss-pedang dagger
Hello dear members,
I'd like please your advice and opinion about this dagger, It looks like a pedang lurus but here it's more a small dagger ( 15 inches long with scabbard ) The hilt seems made of better quality ( and older ?)than the scabbard, I find the ornaments on the scabbard made in a '' mechanical'' way, not silver I think, seems too stiff The blade is interesting : large and thick, lamination on the blade reminds me some kriss blades so I wanted to show it to you... |
21st May 2021, 08:11 PM | #2 |
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I am definitely a novice in what concerns Indonesian weapons, but to my novice eyes, this looks like a repurposed spear tip with a pedang hilt.
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22nd May 2021, 09:14 AM | #3 |
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Yes, a pedang/ tombak, not a kris
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22nd May 2021, 09:58 AM | #4 |
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Hello,
Thank you Jean and Marius for your messages, the tombak is the javanese name for a spear head, am I right ? any idea about age of the spear head ? Do they blacksmiths forge it with the same steel/pamor than for kriss blades ? |
22nd May 2021, 10:04 AM | #5 | ||
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Difficult to say, the pesi (tang) could give some clues. Quote:
Regards, Detlef |
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22nd May 2021, 10:06 AM | #6 |
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Like Jean already said, it's not a keris and need to moved to the other discussion forum.
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22nd May 2021, 04:08 PM | #7 |
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I agree this is not a keris and i am moving it to the Ethno section for further discussion.
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