Congrats with this very beautifull sword Detlef!
Never would have thought it to be from Celebes.
My first (immediate) thoughts were that it must be from Java.
And this is why:
1: When looking at the "Tjikeroe" shaped blades I see similarities with these pieces.
2: Also the scabbard is almost identical as the very early pedangs of Java that had been discussed on this forum somewhere before.
3: Also when looking at the handle of Bill's piece, I see similarities as the birdheads handles on some of the Tjikeroe goloks.
And the shape of Marco's handle can be derived from those very early pedangs of Java that had been discussed on this forum before (see my point 2...
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But..... it seemed that you all are convinced it to be from Makassar, so it probably is......
Could you let me know if there's any info about it to study in articles and/or pictures?
Very interesting and lovely sword!
Probably a good studypiece for me...
PS. I can't recall that I've seen any piece of Celebes with suassa......??