Klewang ? 1

[thomas hauschild]

Hi everybody

I have got for small money a Klewang ? During my search Ihave found different information, nerly similar pieces but not identical. In the blademuseum in Solingen near my home there is one nerly similar piece just named as Klewang and not more. Every information will be welcome. Total length nearly 80 cm without the hair, blade thickness 9 mm at the handle goes down continues to 1 mm, weight 620 gramm, feels usable as a weapon or as a working piece in the woods. As a blacksmith I like the clean line and balance.

Thanks for looking thomas

[Albert]

You are making me curious.
Have you got pictures?

[thomas hauschild]

Uploaded the pics again. I made something wrong

[kronckew]

cool - see http://old.blades.free.fr/

[Sajen]

I think it's a Batak sword, blade shape similar to a Gliwang, would call it Rudus.

Regards,
Detlef

[Albert]

A very nice weapon. The hair is, in my opinion, a later addition.

[Athanase]

For me, it's Co Jang from North Sumatra (Aceh etc...).

[kai]

Hello Thomas,

Definitely from the greater Aceh region or sphere of influence. Just remove the hair, and the sword will be happy... ;)

The generic name would be gliwang (= klewang) but local names do change for the same type of blade.

Are those dark spots close to the back of the blade leftover depressions from bladesmithing? If so, this may hint to local production in a remote area - certainly unusual for Aceh!

Regards,
Kai