Another Indonesian Parang sword

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by kai

Hello Miguel,

You have an interesting pedang (type 3 according to Albert vZ) and I believe there is some nice pamor peeking out. The blade looks a bit unusual but these hilts do come with a bewildering variety of blades!

Based on the hilt, I believe this example originates from Sumatra (other hotspots are Lombok and Banjarmasin).



I apologize: Good examples from Sumatra usually do come with quite a bit of silver on the scabbard, too...

The minimum would be nicely selected wood for the main body of the scabbard with horn mouth piece (and, preferably, horn tip).



Horn would be typical for these intricately carved Makara pommels; I can not verify from these pics though - any sharp close-ups?

Regards,
Kai

Hello Kai, pics as promised.
Regards
Miguel