Quote:
Originally Posted by naturalist
Just curious with the pedang, what is the distinct characters with pedang lombok? The gajah mungkur hilt looks like pedang lombok.
|
For me it's mainly the scabbard construction with the horn throat, the blade shape and to a lesser degree the style of the carving and the embossing on the siver mounts. Compare with another Sumatran pedang.
Last picture shows from up to down:
pedang Lombok
pedang Sumatra
pedang Sumbawa