identification request

[gp]

Total length is 57 cm but I would kindly like to request your support:

how old might this be and from which country / region ?

thnx ☼

[Henk]

It is a pedang suduk from Jawa, Indonesia.
Age? I think mid 20th century.

[kai]

Welcome to the forum!

I see laminations in the blade - it might be a bit older. Some TLC and an etch may tell more...

Regards,
Kai

[JBG163]

Agree with Henk. An honest Pedang suduk maru. Age is quite difficult. From late 19th to mid 20th.

[Sajen]

Jup, a pedang suduk. :) But I guess that it's much older as mid. 20th century, at least the blade. The lamination is a good sign of prior date.

Regards,
Detlef

[gp]

thank you very much gents !

[Peter Andeweg]

Indeed as mentioned a Pedang Suduk (Maru). They can be quite old, but the early examples used to have better quality fittings and hilt. I would date it somewhere in the 19th century. Looking at the fittings second half.
a little TLC and you have a nice authentic sword.

Good catch.

Peter