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klewang · 24th June 2011, 09:18 PM

Hello David,

Your klewang has been made in the Hembrug factory in Zaandam,Holland.
This one was issued for the Dutch colonial troops in the Dutch East-Indies.
Most likeley the brass stamp says 6-Inf.II and not af (the ink may have been disappeared over the years). If so, this would mean that your klewang was used by the 6th company of the II Infantry Batallion. The number 45 has nothing to do with the year of manufacturing, it's a weaponnumber.

The scabbard is not the original one that was made for it (not uncommon, since leather does not lasts long in the tropics) and was locally made in Bandoeng, Jawa.

CW stands for Centrale Werkplaats, something like ''Central Workingplace''

N stands for Nieuw Model, New Model
10 and 40 stands for the date of manufacturing, October 1940.

These types of klewangs (yours is the m1911) were made from 1911 till 1940.

Hope this helps,

regards Chris

24th June 2011, 09:18 PM	#3
klewang Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 23	Hello David, Your klewang has been made in the Hembrug factory in Zaandam,Holland. This one was issued for the Dutch colonial troops in the Dutch East-Indies. Most likeley the brass stamp says 6-Inf.II and not af (the ink may have been disappeared over the years). If so, this would mean that your klewang was used by the 6th company of the II Infantry Batallion. The number 45 has nothing to do with the year of manufacturing, it's a weaponnumber. The scabbard is not the original one that was made for it (not uncommon, since leather does not lasts long in the tropics) and was locally made in Bandoeng, Jawa. CW stands for Centrale Werkplaats, something like ''Central Workingplace'' N stands for Nieuw Model, New Model 10 and 40 stands for the date of manufacturing, October 1940. These types of klewangs (yours is the m1911) were made from 1911 till 1940. Hope this helps, regards Chris