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Old 29th July 2018, 09:35 PM   #8
Jean
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Originally Posted by David
I could be wrong, but i don't think this looks quite like a Javanese blade. If i had to guess i would say Lombok.
Athanase noted that the blade was not original to this sheath, but it does appear that the refitting was indeed done specifically for this blade so i suspect it had a life in either Bali or Lombok.
I agree that the shape of the blade is quite massive for a Javanese blade but why Lombok?
The back side of the ganja significantly sinks into the scabbard slot while the front side is flush, poor mranggi work. BTW I am not sure that the ganja is missing?
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