Sorry, I forgot the dimention.
Full lenght (scabbard + Handle) 65cm
Blade lenght : 43cm
Blade thickness : 4mm
It is not visible in the photo, but before the crescent moon there is a sun with its rays.
The hair is tied together at the base by another hair and there is indeed a kind of thin layer of glue.
In view of the wear of the open holes on the sides of the handle, I actually think it was replaced, but probably on timor, before the sword was brought back to Europe.
I saw a copy very close to your picture at another antique dealer who lived in East Timor, he had one saber of Savu, one of Alor, and 3 other kinds of swords very close to each other but in the same style as that of your image but with hair and handles more ornate.
Last edited by Athanase; 26th April 2018 at 11:26 PM.
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