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thomas hauschild · 3rd October 2017, 04:00 PM

Hi Guys

Got this piece for some minor handful of Euros. From my opinion a 21 st century piece. 52 cm long . The blade has a hard edge and a soft back ( tested slightly with a file. A quick etching shows no visible structure in the blade. The grooves seems to be made with a chisel. Handle seems to be buffalo-horn. I think it is a tourist piece, but the edge is hard so maybe it is a newer using "tool". I do not realy understand the mark on one side. These are western letters SLMT or SGMT . I tried to etch the letters with brass antique..and it does not became black. I can not believe that this is gold, but maybe somebody here knows the maker or the production origin. Have found nothing on google.

Thanks for your comments
Thomas

3rd October 2017, 04:00 PM	#1
thomas hauschild Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Germany Posts: 139	Golok or pedang to identify? Hi Guys Got this piece for some minor handful of Euros. From my opinion a 21 st century piece. 52 cm long . The blade has a hard edge and a soft back ( tested slightly with a file. A quick etching shows no visible structure in the blade. The grooves seems to be made with a chisel. Handle seems to be buffalo-horn. I think it is a tourist piece, but the edge is hard so maybe it is a newer using "tool". I do not realy understand the mark on one side. These are western letters SLMT or SGMT . I tried to etch the letters with brass antique..and it does not became black. I can not believe that this is gold, but maybe somebody here knows the maker or the production origin. Have found nothing on google. Thanks for your comments Thomas Attached Images