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

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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.