Pedang DiRaja (Malaysia Royal Regalia Sword)

[HangPC2]

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/622/pedangdirajapedangsundazs1.gif

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2313/pedangdirajapedangsundagj3.gif

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6264/pedangdirajapedangsundabs8.gif

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/5430/pedangdirajapedangsundaad5.gif

Sources: http://www.malaysianmonarchy.org.my/portal_bi/rk4/rk4b_imej.php?id=rk4_11


Similar Like Sword Form Thailand ?

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7421/japthai2tm.jpg

[Ian]

HangPC2:

Thanks for the pictuers of this sword from the Malay royal collection. There are similarities between teh Thai sword and this one. Are you suggesting that it may have been a gift from Thailand to the Malay royalty, or do you think the Malay and Thai swords might have a common (Japanese) influence?

If you think there is a common Japanese influence, are there other example of Japanese style swords in the Malay royal collection, or among Malay weapons in general?

Regards,

Ian.

[Megat_Alam_Syah]

the other explanation is that a japanese delegation might have visited both country bearing a gift of swords. or maybe both employed a japanese smithy to forged the swords. may i ask the period on which the sword came to being?