VOC marked pedang - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

cel7 VOC marked pedang 27th September 2024, 09:05 PM

David My first impression is that... 27th September 2024, 10:09 PM

cel7 Thanks for your response... 28th September 2024, 07:13 AM

milandro it may very well be a real... 28th September 2024, 07:54 AM

Jim McDougall Previous thread VOC 28th September 2024, 01:32 PM

cel7 Thanks Jim, that is indeed... 28th September 2024, 03:02 PM

Jim McDougall You bet Cel, glad I could... 28th September 2024, 03:15 PM

Ian Hi cel7, As others have... 28th September 2024, 03:22 PM

David R Like the eyelash marks and... 29th September 2024, 07:15 PM

A. G. Maisey I believe that we are dealing... 29th September 2024, 10:00 PM

naturalist I am agree with you sir and... 2nd October 2024, 11:05 AM

cel7 Thanks again for your wise... 2nd October 2024, 11:25 PM

francantolin Hello, I like the words... 3rd October 2024, 05:40 PM

JeffS My understanding is that we... 3rd October 2024, 07:43 PM

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Jim McDougall Exactly in the same manner.... 30th September 2024, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian

Hi cel7,

This does not necessarily mean that there was an attempt to pass the sword off as Dutch in origin or directly linked to the VOC. Sometimes these foreign inscriptions were intended as a mark of quality, or, as Jim suggests, as a talisman.

Regards,

Ian.

Like the eyelash marks and half moons etc seen on Arab and North African blades?

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