Tombak / dagger/spear any comments
 

Came along this tombak on a (military)collectors fair.

First one I ever bought.
Is it good ?
Any ideas on age ?

welcome for comments.

Best regards,
Willem

Close ups of the blade and especially it's base please .
If you can remove the blade from the handle it would be possibly helpful to see the tang .
Also measurements .
The point does not look quite right .
Possibly shortened .. :shrug:

some more pictures as requested.

The point looks wrong somehow .. :confused:

The tombak blade material, I like. But somehow as Rick had mentioned the flow of the luks, seems awkward.. Looking at the close-up pics, there is a possibility of a shortened blade as the blade is pointing sideways..

Yes, the surface near the tip looks different than the rest of the spear (no pitting) .
This may have been reshaped at some point .
I think it has real age .

Thanks,

That is my feeling too.
From the 3rd luk the blade becomes narrower.
The pamor follows the luks, but not as good as at the base.

But I liked the fittings (scabbard / handle) and the overall appearance.

Any suggestions on the style of the handle/scabbard ?

Best regards,
Willem

Hi Willem,

This looks like a fairly standard contemporary dress for this old tombak . :)
Here is another style of decoration; I don't know if these styles are regional or not . :confused: :)

I could suggest that the carved drag on the bottom of your scabbard reminds me of some Madura scabbards . :shrug:

That is my feeling too.

Nice carving on your example BTW.

Best regards,
Willem

Thank you Willem . :)

Hi Willem,
old tombak with cut down tip, sheat look like from Madura/East Java.
Detlef

Tombak is available on SWAP