sword id requested
 

Hi all,
I believe this type of sword has already been discussed but I have forgotten the name and the thread. I would appreciate it if someone could provide me with either. My specimen has a 19.5" (49.5cm) long blade with a spine thickness at the hilt of a hair under 3/8" (8mm). The 4.75" (12cm) hilt is of hardwood that has a color and figure similar to tiger maple. There is a rattan wrap around the base of the hilt that, along with the scabbard throat treatment, reminds one of a mandau or jimpul. The black lacquered, two piece, wood scabbard is held together with what appear to be silver bands. The top band is 8 7/8" (22.5cm) long and is surmounted by a scalloped copper band and then a narrow silver band with an embossed woven rope decoration. This design is echoed on the bottom of the scabbard. The band at the drag is shaped to match the scabbard tip and is held to the scabbard by a pin through the domed center of an embossed copper square set at a 45° angle.
Sincerely,
RobT

Hard for me to see the picture well but I would guess Indonesian maybe a Jono from sumatra or a Kalasan but I have not seen one with that type of hilt . That type of scabbard is seen with a kasalan

I think Sumatra also
 

Hi RhysMichael,
I think Sumatra also but as I said at the top of my post, I believe this type has been discussed before so someone will probably have an exact id.
Sincerely,
RobT

Thanks for the ID
 

Hi again RhysMichael,
Thanks for the id of kalasan. I did a forum search and that's what the blade appears to be. I also noticed that my blade is set deeper in the hilt than the others I saw in the archive so it's quite possible that the hilt isn't original to the blade. The blade is a bit loose in the hilt so perhaps I'll pull it out a bit and see how it looks then. The hilt fits around the tang closely, is very well carved and is of nicely figured wood so if it is a replacement, it was done with care.
Sincerely,
RobT