Log in

View Full Version : Curious Knife. For Tourists or real? TIA!

BrettDoubleU
18th July 2005, 06:16 AM
Thank you in advance for your help. I am a novice at a dead end. From where does this knife come? I appreciate your input!

Brett
:confused:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/brett.p.williams@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=e9ae&.dnm=ed6b.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/brett.p.williams@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=e9ae&.dnm=9891.jpg&.src=ph
ingelred
18th July 2005, 07:52 AM
hello,

I am deninitely no expert in this kind of weapon but I would say that this is a kudi or kudijang from Java.
You may take a look here:

http://www.valiantco.com/

and here:

http://old.blades.free.fr/

Klick on the spears picture and You will see an old one.
And no, I don't think that this is a tourist piece.
But please ask the experts.

Best regards, Helge
rahman
18th July 2005, 08:41 AM
It looks like a kujang, all right -- but in a rencong dress.

interesting mix!
Alam Shah
18th July 2005, 10:52 AM
Rahman is right.
See here for example of a kujang (http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules.php?set_albumName=album41&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php) and a rencong (http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules.php?set_albumName=album47&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php)...;)
(Click on the underlined text to bring to the examples.)
nechesh
18th July 2005, 11:35 AM
That is strange! :confused:
As Rahman points out, looks like a kujang in rencong dress, which means that the sheath and hilt of this piece are from a completely different, though geographically related blade form. Does the blade sit well in the sheath? Does it appear to have been made for this blade?
Alam Shah
18th July 2005, 12:58 PM
nechesh,

It seems like the blade had been modifed to fit the sheath.
See picture 2, the part near the hilt, seems to be filed.

Kujang comes mostly from Sunda, West Java.
Rencong comes from Sumatra, Aceh, Gayo and Alas.
For this example, from the meucangge 'curved hilt', it is from Aceh, Indonesia. ;)
Henk
18th July 2005, 06:57 PM
It is a tombak dapur kudi, mounted as a rencong. I own a similar tombak dressed as a sumatran keris, made for the tombak.
BrettDoubleU
18th July 2005, 07:48 PM
I truly appreciate your kind responses and information. It is all helpful. It raises some questions for me but I will research these.
Thanks again,

Brett :D