Anyone encountered these ?
 

Has anyone encountered a sword like this ? Any clues as to the origin would be interesting . Thank you.

Yep Indonesia, here is thread:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=948

Thank you so much , very interesting .

Blades of the Sumedang Regency 1888 - 1912
 

I have several weapons from these villages, in the 1888-1911 era. I'm fascinated by the blend of Dutch/European and Indonesian design elements. Here is a link to photos of several examples:


http://atkinson-swords.com/collectio...-the-sumedang/

I will post pictures of the few in my collection on the original thread cited in an earlier post.

DaveA

Hi Dave,

the second sword from the left in the second row don't belong to this swords, it's a parang nabur.

Regards,
Detlef

Yes
 

Thank you. I'm not sure why this picture is in the group. It has been a long time since I made that web page!