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8th May 2021, 12:03 PM
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Indonesian sword for identification, Sulawsi?
Hello dear members,
Some time ago I acquired a large Indonesian sword but I never before have seen a similar one but I guess that it is a Sulawesi sword. Any ideas? Can someone provide a name for this one? It is 65 cm long inside the scabbard, 63 cm without, the blade alone has 48,5 cm and it's 10 mm thick at the spine directly behind the handle. Like usual, are all comments are very welcome! 
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8th May 2021, 12:18 PM
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Nice one, Detlef!
Let me know...   Yup, I agree with attributing this to Sulawesi, most likely from one of the southern peninsulas. Regards, Kai |
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8th May 2021, 12:24 PM
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Nice one! Some interesting stuff going on in the blade.
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8th May 2021, 12:34 PM
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Thank you Kai! Will keep you in mind! Any name for this one? Or similar ones for comparison? Regards, Detlef |
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8th May 2021, 12:38 PM
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And yes, it's heavily laminated. Special the both batu lapak motives at the base are interesting.Regards, Detlef |
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8th May 2021, 01:26 PM
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Hello Detlef,
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http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=25047 Name will very likely depend on the ethnic group (once this can assigned to a specific group with any reasonable certainty) or village... Possibly one of the generic words for sword like kelewang or alameng won't be too far off the mark, I guess. Regards, Kai |
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8th May 2021, 03:27 PM
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Yes, this makes sense since the blade shape is very similar, also when the one in the from you posted thread is much smaller. Quote:
Regards, Detlef |
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8th May 2021, 05:25 PM
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Whooo
 Very nice sword, I love the pamor! For me is from Sulawesi for sure but I don't say more 
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8th May 2021, 06:22 PM
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Yes, it shows a nice coarse pamor. Regards, Detlef |
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