Restored Lopah Petawaran

[kai]

I got this lopah petawaran (thanks Detlef ) and restored it. Half of the hilt was cut off and on upside down:

Whoa, Jose, hold your horses!

Willem is on the right track - I'm also fairly sure that the hilt was original as is. I'd agree that it might have been turned upside down though.

Jose, your example is a known type that is characterized by a kinda simple blade without bolster; the hilts tend to be often only very slightly curved and there may be (but not always is) an exposed tang protruding from the pommel.

The typical lopah petawaran is characterized by a blade with an integral bolster (somewhat resembling a rencong bolster) and the typically strongly curved hilt of the hulu jongo type.

I thought I had sufficiently explained this here previously:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23443
I'm attaching a pic taken by Michael which shows the two types side by side.

And, yes, the current example is Karo Batak, indeed.

Regards,
Kai