Arms room Grand Palace Bangkok

Adni Aljunied · 5th December 2004, 04:52 PM

Wow! Am sure going to make some time to this place soon.
Am truly surpirse to see the badeks being associated with the Thais. From the pics the top half sure looks Bugis, with the "pitol grip" like handle, and one is clearly a sewah, with the typical handle and blade with a "ferrule" made one with the blade. But the bottom half are a lot more golok or "pisau" (Knife) looking.
Sadly the keris pictures are not that good, and althoguh there are a few Bugis pieces, they seems not to have a typical Bugis handle, only from the sheath we see the Bugis feature. The ones at the top appears longer, but surely not Bugis, and has more Javanese looking sheaths, but if the length is more than 2 feet, than they cud be Balinese, but then again the fittings and especially the handle is not Balinese.
Biggest surprise is not to see either a Tajong or a Coteng!!! Maybe you did not took any pictures??
Very interesting indeed, and wish I have the time to go there in the near future, but have a trip planned elsewhere already.
Thanks Khun Deng for the splendid infos, and wish the photos are more clearer, but nonetheless, you and the wife did a good "007" job taking it.

5th December 2004, 04:52 PM	#4
Adni Aljunied Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: singapore Posts: 13	Wow! Am sure going to make some time to this place soon. Am truly surpirse to see the badeks being associated with the Thais. From the pics the top half sure looks Bugis, with the "pitol grip" like handle, and one is clearly a sewah, with the typical handle and blade with a "ferrule" made one with the blade. But the bottom half are a lot more golok or "pisau" (Knife) looking. Sadly the keris pictures are not that good, and althoguh there are a few Bugis pieces, they seems not to have a typical Bugis handle, only from the sheath we see the Bugis feature. The ones at the top appears longer, but surely not Bugis, and has more Javanese looking sheaths, but if the length is more than 2 feet, than they cud be Balinese, but then again the fittings and especially the handle is not Balinese. Biggest surprise is not to see either a Tajong or a Coteng!!! Maybe you did not took any pictures?? Very interesting indeed, and wish I have the time to go there in the near future, but have a trip planned elsewhere already. Thanks Khun Deng for the splendid infos, and wish the photos are more clearer, but nonetheless, you and the wife did a good "007" job taking it.