Bendo

ferrylaki · 18th January 2007, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manolo

Hi ferrylaki,
Have a look at this old thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1132 with the discussion on Dutch and US blades. Looks like the same picture as the one you posted

maybe the same seller

Emanuel

YES ITS THE SAME PICTURE I POSTED. THE ONLY PICTURE I GOT IS FRO MY CELLPHONE CAMERA....NOT SO GOOD.

Emanuel · 18th January 2007, 03:09 AM

Hi ferrylaki,
You mentioned that the blade is thin and hard to sharpen, but it has a fuller, can you measure how thin/thick it is?
I like these blades, particularly the tip, it is very appealing.
Emanuel

ferrylaki · 18th January 2007, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manolo

Hi ferrylaki,
You mentioned that the blade is thin and hard to sharpen, but it has a fuller, can you measure how thin/thick it is?
I like these blades, particularly the tip, it is very appealing.
Emanuel

THIS ONE IS ALREADY BEEN SHARPENED...ITS ABOUT 7MM. NOT SO THIN I GUESS ....SORRY...
BUT I CANT FIND THE SHARP ONE...THIS ONE THAT I BOUGHT IS THE SHARPEST AGAINST THE OTHER... I GONNA FIND ANOTHER ONE THIS AFTERNOON...ALSO HAVE SOME BETTER PICTURE. JUST WAIT. .. I JUST GAVE AWAY MY KLEWANG TO MY MOTHER, SHE LIKE TO COLLECT GOOD KERIS AND SWORD ALSO...AND I GONNA TRY TO GET AN ORIGINAL HEMBRUG...TRY TO BARGAIN FOR $55. IS TOO EXPENSIVE OR WHAT ???? HOW MUCH SHOULD PEY FOR THIS KLEWANG??? ANY INFORMATION?

THE TIP IS ALSO BEEN SHARPENED/GRINDED...BUT ITS ALL IN ORIGINAL CONDITION INCLUDE ITS HANDLE AND THE HAND GUARD.

Henk · 18th January 2007, 08:46 PM

Ferrylaki,

We don't give values on the forum. Read the rules.

I wil send you a PM.

To be honest most klewangs I've seen are dull and not very sharp.

I know that there must be some differences between the several types of the klewang. Differences I have seen are different scabbards and the color of the blade, black or steel. But I suppose those are all the M1941 type.

ferrylaki · 24th January 2007, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henk

Ferrylaki,

We don't give values on the forum. Read the rules.

I wil send you a PM.

To be honest most klewangs I've seen are dull and not very sharp.

I know that there must be some differences between the several types of the klewang. Differences I have seen are different scabbards and the color of the blade, black or steel. But I suppose those are all the M1941 type.

First of all, I'm very sorry about mentioning the price.
I just came back from central java/surakarta this morning, and unfortunately I dont have a good picture about ' BENDO ' because the museum was closed during muharam. There's some pictures about the museum's collection but in poor pictures. My brother took them. nothing about 'bendo' can be seen.

A. G. Maisey · 24th January 2007, 05:22 AM

Yes, it is difficult to take decent pics in the Musium Radyapustaka. It is very badly lit, the weapons collection is in shallow glass fronted cases, if you use a flash the bounce obscures everything. To get decent pics you would need a tripod and time exposure. Still, there's a couple of bendho in the musium. Been there for 30 years to my knowledge. One very big one that legend has it was used to execute criminals. I'll be there myself again before long. I might load up with some superfast film and big aperture and see what I can do.Its an interesting enough collection, even forgetting the bendho.

Ferrylaki, why not just take a pic of the bendo that I'm sure you must have out back of the house? The form of old ones is just the same as the form of the modern ones you can buy in the market. Actually, they look like nothing so much as a European pruning hook.

18th January 2007, 03:09 AM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hi ferrylaki, You mentioned that the blade is thin and hard to sharpen, but it has a fuller, can you measure how thin/thick it is? I like these blades, particularly the tip, it is very appealing. Emanuel

18th January 2007, 08:46 PM	#4
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Ferrylaki, We don't give values on the forum. Read the rules. I wil send you a PM. To be honest most klewangs I've seen are dull and not very sharp. I know that there must be some differences between the several types of the klewang. Differences I have seen are different scabbards and the color of the blade, black or steel. But I suppose those are all the M1941 type.

24th January 2007, 05:22 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Yes, it is difficult to take decent pics in the Musium Radyapustaka. It is very badly lit, the weapons collection is in shallow glass fronted cases, if you use a flash the bounce obscures everything. To get decent pics you would need a tripod and time exposure. Still, there's a couple of bendho in the musium. Been there for 30 years to my knowledge. One very big one that legend has it was used to execute criminals. I'll be there myself again before long. I might load up with some superfast film and big aperture and see what I can do.Its an interesting enough collection, even forgetting the bendho. Ferrylaki, why not just take a pic of the bendo that I'm sure you must have out back of the house? The form of old ones is just the same as the form of the modern ones you can buy in the market. Actually, they look like nothing so much as a European pruning hook.