What is it, a Pira?

Conogre · 18th February 2005, 01:12 AM

It's a Sumatran klewang, Ian, and the nicest of the three with an upswept wide blade that I've seen so far by a long stretch.
This one has an unusually heavy blade and that uniqe tip, making it really sweet.
The "horse foot" hilt end is almost always a sign of a Sumatran piece, to the best of my knowledge.
Congratulations to the winner of a great piece, in my opinion.
Here are pics of the other two, both vastly inferior to this one.....I'd found an ID of klewang jenguk for the first one somewhere, but truly can't remember where, and it's similar in shape plus had a blade treatment on the end.
The second has the wierd "guard" incorporated into the blade where it meets the hilt, with the end curved inwards.
All three seem to have variations on the "horsefoot" pomel.

18th February 2005, 01:12 AM	#5
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	It's a Sumatran klewang, Ian, and the nicest of the three with an upswept wide blade that I've seen so far by a long stretch. This one has an unusually heavy blade and that uniqe tip, making it really sweet. The "horse foot" hilt end is almost always a sign of a Sumatran piece, to the best of my knowledge. Congratulations to the winner of a great piece, in my opinion. Here are pics of the other two, both vastly inferior to this one.....I'd found an ID of klewang jenguk for the first one somewhere, but truly can't remember where, and it's similar in shape plus had a blade treatment on the end. The second has the wierd "guard" incorporated into the blade where it meets the hilt, with the end curved inwards. All three seem to have variations on the "horsefoot" pomel. Attached Images Last edited by Conogre; 18th February 2005 at 01:35 AM.