Gobang Kalewang Djago

VVV · 15th June 2011, 06:27 AM

Amuk, how do you know that it used to belong to a djago? Was that part of the seller's description?
Neither Sundanese nor Indonesian is not my mother tongue but I would consider it a Golok Sunda Belanda Kombinasi based on the Aceh scabbard throat.

The eagle is Garuda.

Michael

Maurice · 15th June 2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by VVV

Amuk, how do you know that it used to belong to a djago? Was that part of the seller's description?
Neither Sundanese nor Indonesian is not my mother tongue but I would consider it a Golok Sunda Belanda Kombinasi based on the Aceh scabbard throat.

The eagle is Garuda.

Michael

LOL that's a good one Michael. "Kombinasi Belanda".......Was it from a Dutch dealer than in spare parts? ;-)))

KuKulzA28 · 15th June 2011, 11:06 PM

Hi... I have a question not about that specific blade but the name you gave it...

My Javanese Hokkien friend told me that where he's from, a gobang is a long machete. He said that when he lived in Java, some people would keep a sharp gobang around for fights and sometimes even let it get rusty because the rust can cause tetanus and that will kill the victim if the slashing did not...

But your gobang looks more like a sword/pedang or some sort...

A. G. Maisey · 16th June 2011, 03:18 AM

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VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Amuk, how do you know that it used to belong to a djago? Was that part of the seller's description? Neither Sundanese nor Indonesian is not my mother tongue but I would consider it a Golok Sunda Belanda Kombinasi based on the Aceh scabbard throat. The eagle is Garuda. Michael

15th June 2011, 11:06 PM	#3
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	Hi... I have a question not about that specific blade but the name you gave it... My Javanese Hokkien friend told me that where he's from, a gobang is a long machete. He said that when he lived in Java, some people would keep a sharp gobang around for fights and sometimes even let it get rusty because the rust can cause tetanus and that will kill the victim if the slashing did not... But your gobang looks more like a sword/pedang or some sort...