Old Dutch "Hembrug" Klewang

kronckew · 7th October 2007, 01:05 PM

the dutch royal guard's variation, the Koninklijke Marechaussee

has a different grip and scabbard.

Koninklijke Marechaussee sabel

(from this linky)

there are two of these variants up on ebay at the moment.

Dajak · 7th October 2007, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronckew

the dutch royal guard's variation, the Koninklijke Marechaussee

has a different grip and scabbard.

Koninklijke Marechaussee sabel

(from this linky)

there are two of these variants up on ebay at the moment.

This version is earlyer and was to long to fight in the jungle it is and used more at an Gala

later they wanna have the leather sheet better in the jungle can be read at the second link

Ben

Ben

spiral · 7th October 2007, 02:13 PM

mmmmm they our nice Ive had a couple that were shortened & reground by the Japanese in ww2 for machete use & prison guard use.

The Best machete ever by quality probably!

Never had the full length one.

These were as Dajak says Definatly first issued in 1898 according to Netherlands Army Museum curater in Delft who wrote the book about the 140 variations they have in thier collection.

This website does English....

museum linky...

Spiral

Dajak · 7th October 2007, 03:06 PM

Here on this picture can be seen that the first division Marchausse Used Atjeh weapons like rentjong

Dajak · 7th October 2007, 03:07 PM

Some more pics

Jim McDougall · 7th October 2007, 07:41 PM

Great responses on these most interesting military swords guys!!! Thank you!!!
Didn't the U.S. Navy also copy these in thier cutlasses of about 1917?

I'm would still like to know more on the ethnographic weapon known as the klewang, where exactly were they used, and examples of the actual weapon form as used tribally. Were these military weapons modelled after them in design or simply using the term?

Dajak · 7th October 2007, 07:44 PM

These dutch weapons are not made after the Atjeh weapons but european design it was only the term klewang that they used

Ben

7th October 2007, 03:06 PM	#4
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Here on this picture can be seen that the first division Marchausse Used Atjeh weapons like rentjong Attached Images

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Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Some more pics Attached Images

7th October 2007, 01:05 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	the dutch royal guard's variation, the Koninklijke Marechaussee has a different grip and scabbard. Koninklijke Marechaussee sabel (from this linky) there are two of these variants up on ebay at the moment.

7th October 2007, 02:13 PM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	mmmmm they our nice Ive had a couple that were shortened & reground by the Japanese in ww2 for machete use & prison guard use. The Best machete ever by quality probably! Never had the full length one. These were as Dajak says Definatly first issued in 1898 according to Netherlands Army Museum curater in Delft who wrote the book about the 140 variations they have in thier collection. This website does English.... museum linky... Spiral

7th October 2007, 07:41 PM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	Great responses on these most interesting military swords guys!!! Thank you!!! Didn't the U.S. Navy also copy these in thier cutlasses of about 1917? I'm would still like to know more on the ethnographic weapon known as the klewang, where exactly were they used, and examples of the actual weapon form as used tribally. Were these military weapons modelled after them in design or simply using the term?

7th October 2007, 07:44 PM	#7
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	These dutch weapons are not made after the Atjeh weapons but european design it was only the term klewang that they used Ben