Boer,Paul Kruger's sword,what is it?

[asomotif]

Found it !
the Mendalam mandau from Quer Durch Borneo.
Sad enough it does not have a close up of the handle.

[Jim McDougall]

Outstanding!!!
I love it when a provenanced weapon such as this turns up in a completely incongruent cultural sphere and is researched back to its origins and how it probably got there. Now thats history!!! I am always amazed at the fantastic core of knowledge held here on these weapons, and its great to learn more about them in this context. Thank you so much guys!!!

Nicely done Asomotif! Can you please note where you found this just for future reference?

All the best,
jim

[kai]

Hello Jim and Andrew,

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17379

This is well worth reading!

Regards,
Kai

[Jim McDougall]

Thanks very much Kai, will look into that
All the best,
Jim

[Mytribalworld]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Found it !
the Mendalam mandau from Quer Durch Borneo.
Sad enough it does not have a close up of the handle.

Its good possible that its a Mendalam type, however it doesn't have the typical "gear wheel" ( see my own example) carving on the handle.That wheel is found on many Mendalam hilts carved around 1900 when Nieuwenhuis visited Borneo.
I think also that Krugers sword dates from this time seen to the carving.
I also know that Kruger retired in The Netherlands ( and died in Switzerland)
he was visting The Hague in 1900.So its also possible that he got the sword here in the Netherlands probaly as a gift. It was use that times to make some show wich the rich treasures of " our colonies".

Arjan.

[silverclaws]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Found it !
the Mendalam mandau from Quer Durch Borneo.
Sad enough it does not have a close up of the handle.

Very similar I can see and even tried to do a photoshop job on it,not very successful,but the similarities are clear.Perhaps it is of the same craftsman or regional style;