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Originally Posted by Henk
Very interesting!!
It is an indonesian pamorblade. Looks like the smith was inspired by the dutch klewang.
I think we can talk about a pedang lurus or a straight sword. That's my first impresson at the moment.
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Interesting piece, Royston. What's also interesting is how our biases show. Taking tongue firmly in cheek, I'd point out that properly, this is a bayonet shaped object (BSO) or perhaps a yataghan shaped object (YSO). After all, if a European smith can only make a keris shaped object (KSO) or a katana shaped object (also KSO), then the rule should apply to Indonesian smiths as well. This is especially true if (as asomotif) notes, it's not a military blade.
My 0.02 sen,
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