Is this Chinese or Indonesian sword?

[ward]

This just ended on ebay. I thought it was Chinese from the handle but the blade. Not sure. What do the Indonesian collector say?

[josh stout]

I don't think it is Chinese, but I would love more description and maybe a picture of the guard.
Thanks,
Josh

[Henk]

I carefuly lean to the Philipines for this sword.

[ward]

Me too but that's all there was. Looks like the handle and the guard are both horn?

[Battara]

Hmmmm. A toughy. At this point I am hesitantly leaning the other direction towards Indonesia based on the blade. Better pictures would be helpful.

[Ian]

The hilt might well be Filipino, but the blade is harder to place. More pictures of the hilt would be helpful.

Ian.

[Sajen]

I also think that it could be from Indonesia or the Philippines, hard to say without better pictures.

Regards,
Detlef

[Battara]

Another thought: the blade could have been traded from Indonesia to a Filipino, thus a Filipino hilt. Again, better pictures would be helpful.

[Rick]

The decoration on the blade looks a bit Borneo in style .
A la those brass stirrup hilted 'parang naburs' that we see so often . :shrug:

[Ian]

This Filipino knife (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Rosewood-Brass-Handle-Bolo-Kris-Moro-Barong-KNIFE-w-Sheath-SPAN-AM-/281390401969?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=4evkn86u9Jjnjo5q%252B1B7Upu%252B9Fg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc) just finished on eBay. Note the pommel, brass ferrule and multifaceted handle, similar to our mystery sword.

Ian

Here are the auction pictures.

[ward]

Thanks. That looks a lot like it.
I guess I was thinking of the octagon shape grip and the steel? ferrule.
Like those swords that have the monsterhead pommel form Visaya? sometimes have a circular guard like this only smaller too.