Piso Podang with a flexible blade

centurion · 31st August 2019, 06:01 AM

Yes, the sword is quite bendable and bending is in the lower half. There is rust but I think is mostly on the surface, additional photos on a better light show that.

Before posting I already lightly cleaned the sword with a toothbrush, synthetic sewing machine oil and Pelikan rubber eraser (the blue part of the eraser).

The sword is for sure a trade steel, as there is no such steel in Sumatra.

Think I saw years ago in Jakarta History Museum similar sword with description "18-century Indian sword".

31st August 2019, 06:01 AM	#6
centurion Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 18	Yes, the sword is quite bendable and bending is in the lower half. There is rust but I think is mostly on the surface, additional photos on a better light show that. Before posting I already lightly cleaned the sword with a toothbrush, synthetic sewing machine oil and Pelikan rubber eraser (the blue part of the eraser). The sword is for sure a trade steel, as there is no such steel in Sumatra. Think I saw years ago in Jakarta History Museum similar sword with description "18-century Indian sword". Attached Images