Indonesian Tombak question

Boedhi Adhitya · 10th October 2009, 04:19 AM

A good and complete tombak blade should have methuk, a cylindrical base that hold the blade so it will not get into the shaft's hole and break the shaft upon impact. It might be made separatly or not, like ganja in keris. The place where the blade meets methuk should fit the methuk well, that is, cylindrical in shape.

No methuk and it is slightly square on Devadatta blade.

I think it is a reshaped old pieces, might be cut from a sword or other tombak, who knows ?

Of course, my comment based on assumption that the blade really comes from Indonesia/Java.

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10th October 2009, 04:19 AM	#7
Boedhi Adhitya Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 103	A good and complete tombak blade should have methuk, a cylindrical base that hold the blade so it will not get into the shaft's hole and break the shaft upon impact. It might be made separatly or not, like ganja in keris. The place where the blade meets methuk should fit the methuk well, that is, cylindrical in shape. No methuk and it is slightly square on Devadatta blade. I think it is a reshaped old pieces, might be cut from a sword or other tombak, who knows ? Of course, my comment based on assumption that the blade really comes from Indonesia/Java.