Sword from Sumatara with early European Blade

Oriental-Arms · 29th April 2009, 10:00 PM

I was hesitating if to post this thread in the Ethnographic forum but as the blade here is the most interesting part I finally voted for the European armory forum:

This sword, also known as Piso Podang is coming from Sumatra, Indonesia and usually associated with the Batak people. I have seen many similar swords employing any available blade, but this one is very interesting, as its blade I believe is early European, 17 C. or even earlier:

Blade length 31 inches. Central nice long fuller 28 inches long:

There is a what might be a maker mark just below the Langet:

I will appreciate any suggestions on the blade age and/or origin

29th April 2009, 10:00 PM	#1
Oriental-Arms Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haifa, Israel Posts: 183	Sword from Sumatara with early European Blade I was hesitating if to post this thread in the Ethnographic forum but as the blade here is the most interesting part I finally voted for the European armory forum: This sword, also known as *Piso Podang* is coming from Sumatra, Indonesia and usually associated with the Batak people. I have seen many similar swords employing any available blade, but this one is very interesting, as its blade I believe is early European, 17 C. or even earlier: Blade length 31 inches. Central nice long fuller 28 inches long: There is a what might be a maker mark just below the Langet: I will appreciate any suggestions on the blade age and/or origin