Batak Sword - metal handle - More info?

kai · 4th January 2019, 11:36 PM

Hello Bill,

Blade stats would be great!

As in the companion thread I'd agree with this being clearly Toba style while steering away from calling it a kalasan.

If we go with the common collectors' terminology, I'd tend toward tagging this as a rather longish piso ni datu even if this stretches things a bit.

Age is tough to impossible to assess from pics. If pressed for a guesstimate, I'd tend towards the first half of 20th c. (or later).

Regards,
Kai

4th January 2019, 11:36 PM	#7
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Bill, Blade stats would be great! As in the companion thread I'd agree with this being clearly Toba style while steering away from calling it a kalasan. If we go with the common collectors' terminology, I'd tend toward tagging this as a rather longish piso ni datu even if this stretches things a bit. Age is tough to impossible to assess from pics. If pressed for a guesstimate, I'd tend towards the first half of 20th c. (or later). Regards, Kai