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CharlesS · 3rd July 2016, 06:16 PM

I recently purchased this lovely Javanese sword/parang from one of our members, Arjan, at My Tribal World, and I am so impressed with it. I believe is is the best quality Javanese sword I have handled.

The hilt is nicely carved, but it is really the quality of the blade and the silver work that is eye popping. I hope you can see the very fine pamor in the blade as my pics are not great. Note also the unusual chisled(into the blade) bolster at the forte. The silver ferrule is a custom fit to the scabbard locket, and all the silver fitting are subtley engraved with floral motifs down the outer sides.

The sword is dated 1827 on the scabbard locket, and is from deacquisitioned from the TropenMuseum in the Netherlands.

This one is all the things I love in a sword combined...elegant functionality, and quality throughout.

My thanks to Arjan!

Dimensions:
Overall: 27in.
Blade length: 21.5in.
Blade width at the widest point: 1.25in.

3rd July 2016, 06:16 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	A Lovely, Quality Javanese Parang I recently purchased this lovely Javanese sword/parang from one of our members, Arjan, at My Tribal World, and I am so impressed with it. I believe is is the best quality Javanese sword I have handled. The hilt is nicely carved, but it is really the quality of the blade and the silver work that is eye popping. I hope you can see the very fine pamor in the blade as my pics are not great. Note also the unusual chisled(into the blade) bolster at the forte. The silver ferrule is a custom fit to the scabbard locket, and all the silver fitting are subtley engraved with floral motifs down the outer sides. The sword is dated 1827 on the scabbard locket, and is from deacquisitioned from the TropenMuseum in the Netherlands. This one is all the things I love in a sword combined...elegant functionality, and quality throughout. My thanks to Arjan! Dimensions: Overall: 27in. Blade length: 21.5in. Blade width at the widest point: 1.25in. Attached Images Last edited by CharlesS; 3rd July 2016 at 11:16 PM.