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Old 28th November 2020, 04:33 PM   #1
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And the last one of the 4 arrivals of today a wedung. Molar tooth. I think the blade looks older than the rest. But I saw combinations like this before.

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Old 28th November 2020, 10:19 PM   #2
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A nice wedhung Thomas. If this is Surakarta then the pamor would mean this was only suitable for ranks of bupati and pangeran. I am not sure if the same rule would apply to Yogyakarta or earlier kingdoms.
I agree that the blade may be older than the dress. Certainly the fossilized molar tooth hilt is as i believe the use of this material in general is a relatively recent one.
I still remain curious about the medallion on the sheath. I have seen this on numerous wedhung sheaths, but have yet to hear any explanation of the possible symbolism of the form.
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Old 28th November 2020, 10:25 PM   #3
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Hello David,

I'd be inclined to believe that this blade is the most recent of the lot acquired by Thomas, i.e. blade being contemporary with the hilt. Just a hunch though...

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Old 30th November 2020, 04:10 AM   #4
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Hello David,

I'd be inclined to believe that this blade is the most recent of the lot acquired by Thomas, i.e. blade being contemporary with the hilt. Just a hunch though...

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I wasn't suggesting any great age for the blade. I'm just not sure it was born with that molar hilt though. But this is also just a hunch.
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