tho my collection consists mainly of filipino weapons, every now and then, i would see other malay blades that i think are just plain beautiful. although im not familiar with it, i'd go ahead and acquire it, and then try to learn more about it. i guess that's part of being a collector. also i reckon, reading other's posts in regards to the neighboring countries' weapons kinda stoke my interest.
here's my latest acquistion:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7715579036
i realize this link will self desruct into a blind post in a couple of months, so i will post pictures when i recieve the item.
so to our indo weapon collectors, care to make comment on this piece; i.e. age and provenance? also, what is the correct term for this piece? thanks in advance...