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10th November 2010, 08:44 PM
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Thanks David, just goes to prove I was right about my obvious lack of knowledge re this type of item.
My Regards, Norman. |
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10th November 2010, 09:30 PM
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Nice piece, the second such item of this type and quality that I have seen in as many months, the other having a bone and silver hilt....I'll see it I retained the images and post them...from memory it too was listed as Indo-Persian.....
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10th November 2010, 10:36 PM
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David,
imho it doesn't look like but it is a javanese tombak. This type of hilt is very unusual for a tombak. |
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10th November 2010, 10:51 PM
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Perhaps
Quote:
Gav Last edited by freebooter; 11th November 2010 at 12:25 AM. |
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10th November 2010, 11:03 PM
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Hi,
If the hilt is European it looks late 18th early 19thC in style, would that tie in with the age of the blade? Regards, Norman. |
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11th November 2010, 12:13 AM
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  Yes, let me second that...this is a Javanese tombak and to my eyes a rather nice one at that.
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12th November 2010, 06:56 AM
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Nice piece. Nice shape of the tombak and a very classy old hilt.
But indeed not very Indonesion in style. Maybe a close up of the gold an silver work near the base can give some more info on the origin of the hilt ? Best regards, Willem |
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12th November 2010, 09:15 AM
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the one I passed
It seems this may have been a pretty common this to do in the day, here is the one I passed back in August.
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