Sword??

[Bill M]

24" OAL blade is nearly 3/4" thick at the handle.

Any ideas??

[Dajak]

Looks like one from an keris nice pamor

Ben

[CharlesS]

I am betting this one is huge, with a thick and heavy blade(should clean up much more dramatically than shown)....and from Sumatra I believe.

[Lew]

Bill

It's a klewang and a pretty rare one with it's rounded riccasso. I happen to have one just like it but with a laquered scabbard the blade exhibits the same exact pamor but mine has been polished up so it's harder to see. I think the pamor is called grasshoper teeth or someting like that? Will post a pic of it when I get home tonight. Bill notice the klewang at the bottom of the photo similar to yours but with a flattened riccasso.


Very nice piece :)

Congrats

Lew

[kai]

While it certainly is a klewang-type blade, Bill's nice piece with its characteristic kembang kacang seems to be a variation of what Albert van Zonneveld refers to as "Pedang 3" (attributed to Palembang). The rounded "ricasso" is a really nice touch - could this possibly be a Batak influence?

Regards,
Kai

[Pangeran Datu]

Hi all,

Hmmm ..... blade is reminiscent of a Pedang Sabet Lameng/Luwuk Kalawijan ...

Cheers.

[Bill M]

Hi all,

Hmmm ..... blade is reminiscent of a Pedang Sabet Lameng Kalawijan ...

Cheers.

Hi Pangeran,
Could you give us an image of this? Javanese? Indonesian?


Lew,
It does look a lot like yours.


Kai,
Palembang could be a possibility. I bought several swords from this collection and the others are Batak and some from Palembang.


Thanks
Bill

[Lew]

Here is a quick pic of the one I have.

Lew

[Flavio]

Hi all, here is mine for comparison. The blade is over polished, but anyway I don't think that there is a pamor :(

[ferrylaki]

Hi all, here is mine for comparison. The blade is over polished, but anyway I don't think that there is a pamor :(

I have an example of javanese pedang Luwuk ... original scrabbar and unpolish...
I dont know whether it has a pamor or not.
please enjoy.....