JAVANESE SWORD ? for ID

[Amuk Murugul]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Hi Willem,

In my opinion you can call it a javanese golok.
I had a similar one as yours and asked myself the same question.
Here is the linky: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5211

Best regards,
Maurice

Hullo Maurice,

Your link confirms what I said. I referred to western Java, which traditionally included today's West Java Province and parts of today's Central Java Province (you can thank the colonial Dutch for this artificial geo-political division). Western Java was known as Tatar Soenda, Land of the Soenda, while the eastern part was called Tanah Djawa. So, the Soenda are different to the 'Javanese'. It's a bit like calling a Dutchman a German, as they are both Germanic and are now both part of the EU.

Best,