A rather nice golok

Flavio · 9th August 2008, 03:38 PM

Thank you Henk for your reply

About the hulu I'm with you it's a recent replecement for the mouth piece.... well I don't know

About the writing I have also this golok that shows a writing and it's really a nice one... what do you think? Could this well done and decorated piece be old as the writing says?

Thanks for the help

FLavio

Flavio · 9th August 2008, 04:13 PM

And this is the one that is not more mine

It's a nice one with well made carvings on horn but the blade is not so good and quite similar to the one that I posted here.

All this just for fun and show pieces and learn

Thank you Henk

Henk · 9th August 2008, 05:05 PM

Flavio,

I'm not an expert on the field of the golok. The mouth piece matches with the hulu. Same dark color and wood structure. Completely different from the rest of the scabbard. That's what I see on the picture.

The Tjikeroe golok is very well executed and seems to have some age. Still the Tjikeroe writing is done for souvenir purposes for, probably in this case, the Dutch soldiers. Writing name of the place and the date is not common on Indonesian blades.

Take a look at this thread about the Tjikeroe swords. Your golok appears there as well.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=tjikeroe

Flavio · 9th August 2008, 05:31 PM

Hi Henk,

you know from pics it's too much hard to show details, but the hulu wood is different from the one from the mouth piece of the scabbard that is the same of the handle...

Flavio

Lew · 9th August 2008, 05:36 PM

I must agree with Henk the goloks with dates seem to to made for the Dutch consumers, I have a few goloks minus the writing and they seem plainer not as fancy.

Lew

Henk · 9th August 2008, 07:37 PM

Flavio,
That's why I already said that it is hard to judge from a picture. I can only tell what I see on the picture. You have the golok in your hands

.

Lew,
That's a very nice golok. If I'm not mistaken it is a West-javanese golok.

Flavio · 9th August 2008, 08:35 PM

Hi Lew! Yes I'm with you and Henk, the ones with date and place were made for sure for Dutches, but if the golok is nice who minds? not me!

Yours is very nice!!

Henk no problem at all, thank you for the input and the help!!

Who want to show his goloks? come on boy

Maurice · 9th August 2008, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flavio

Who want to show his goloks?

Mine still in auction. when the auction is over I'll post a picture.

9th August 2008, 03:38 PM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thank you Henk for your reply About the hulu I'm with you it's a recent replecement for the mouth piece.... well I don't know About the writing I have also this golok that shows a writing and it's really a nice one... what do you think? Could this well done and decorated piece be old as the writing says? Thanks for the help FLavio Attached Images

9th August 2008, 04:13 PM	#2
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	And this is the one that is not more mine It's a nice one with well made carvings on horn but the blade is not so good and quite similar to the one that I posted here. All this just for fun and show pieces and learn Thank you Henk Attached Images

9th August 2008, 05:36 PM	#5
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	I must agree with Henk the goloks with dates seem to to made for the Dutch consumers, I have a few goloks minus the writing and they seem plainer not as fancy. Lew Attached Images

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9th August 2008, 05:05 PM	#3
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Flavio, I'm not an expert on the field of the golok. The mouth piece matches with the hulu. Same dark color and wood structure. Completely different from the rest of the scabbard. That's what I see on the picture. The Tjikeroe golok is very well executed and seems to have some age. Still the Tjikeroe writing is done for souvenir purposes for, probably in this case, the Dutch soldiers. Writing name of the place and the date is not common on Indonesian blades. Take a look at this thread about the Tjikeroe swords. Your golok appears there as well. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=tjikeroe

9th August 2008, 05:31 PM	#4
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hi Henk, you know from pics it's too much hard to show details, but the hulu wood is different from the one from the mouth piece of the scabbard that is the same of the handle... Flavio

9th August 2008, 07:37 PM	#6
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Flavio, That's why I already said that it is hard to judge from a picture. I can only tell what I see on the picture. You have the golok in your hands . Lew, That's a very nice golok. If I'm not mistaken it is a West-javanese golok.

9th August 2008, 08:35 PM	#7
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hi Lew! Yes I'm with you and Henk, the ones with date and place were made for sure for Dutches, but if the golok is nice who minds? not me! Yours is very nice!! Henk no problem at all, thank you for the input and the help!! Who want to show his goloks? come on boy