Kalasan?

Nagawarrior · 4th June 2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kino

Good catch, Naga Warrior. Did you pick this up at the Riverside Show.

Riverside doesn't have a gun show. So I go to the Orange County gun show at the fair grounds. I always see the same couple of Japanese sword dealers there. It's the odd table where you find the good deals. I found this Gaucho knife there last year. Check out the hot babe on the belt clip.

Nagawarrior · 5th June 2006, 01:41 AM

Does anyone have pictures of the warriors that would carry the Kalasan?
It would be great if you could post them.
I've ordered a couple books to study the weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. One is Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago. Any other suggestions?
The more I study the Kalasan the more I love it. Its just a fantastic sword. It feels so good in the hand. I noticed a small chip in the cutting edge in the center of the blade swell. I've been told that the chips usually mean the blade has incountered bone. If there is a "V" shaped nick it is another sword blade. Any ideas on the validity of this? It feels like it would have been a great cutting slashing and chopping weapon. I also found an Indonesian martial arts book, The Weapons and Fighting Arts of Indonesia , I hope will inlighten me as to the use of this weapon.
I hope you all can help out a little more. Thanks for everything so far.

5th June 2006, 01:41 AM	#2
Nagawarrior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inland Empire, Southern California USA Posts: 160	Does anyone have pictures of the warriors that would carry the Kalasan? It would be great if you could post them. I've ordered a couple books to study the weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. One is Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago. Any other suggestions? The more I study the Kalasan the more I love it. Its just a fantastic sword. It feels so good in the hand. I noticed a small chip in the cutting edge in the center of the blade swell. I've been told that the chips usually mean the blade has incountered bone. If there is a "V" shaped nick it is another sword blade. Any ideas on the validity of this? It feels like it would have been a great cutting slashing and chopping weapon. I also found an Indonesian martial arts book, The Weapons and Fighting Arts of Indonesia , I hope will inlighten me as to the use of this weapon. I hope you all can help out a little more. Thanks for everything so far.