Two Batak pedang sabre

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Pendita65

Thank you for your message, and can we call the bluisih hue on the silver patina or does
it needs a light clean with silver polish?

I know that i want to get rid of the remnants of brasso stains on the wood, i will gently clean it with old wood reviver. and then a buff of wax.

Also need to think about the blades do they need a good clean i am not sure.

Regards, Martin

ps. are these rare weapons?

Hi Martin,

I personally would clean the silver to shiny but Batak silver is good silver which soon gets dark again. There is also a little bit of suassa involved, I've marked it on the attached picture.
And yes, I would clean the blades but these blades don't show any lamination.
Karo Batak kalasans are not extremely rare weapons but they are somewhat rare in the quality you got in your two examples, I like them!
And the hilts are of the sukul djering form.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Here are some more Karo Kalasan from old threads for comparison.

[Pendita65]

Hi Detlef,

thank you for these images, and yes i allready cleaned the sliver and suassa work on the sheets and it looks very nice.

Regards, Martin

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Pendita65

thank you for these images, and yes i allready cleaned the sliver and suassa work on the sheets and it looks very nice.

Hi Martin,

I've posted these pictures so that you can see that both of your both examples are good ones.

Best,
Detlef

[Sajen]

BTW, don't remove the lime inside the carving, it's the rest of the original one!

[Pendita65]

Hi Detlef,
and thank you, the lime is still there, not much but i didn't clean it of, i bought the book about the Batak by Achim Sibeth and it is a lot of information about the Batak and their culture. so thanks for the tip.

Regards, Martin

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Pendita65

Hi Detlef,
and thank you, the lime is still there, not much but i didn't clean it of, i bought the book about the Batak by Achim Sibeth and it is a lot of information about the Batak and their culture. so thanks for the tip.

Hi Martin,
Jep, the book from A. Sibeth is a good book about the Batak culture.

Regards,
Detlef