A klewang?

kai · 3rd March 2008, 11:33 PM

Hello Steve,

I'm also convinced that this is a cut-down Sumatran sword, most probably recycling a broken blade or otherwise damaged beyond repair. I'm not sure why they didn't choose to reground a more common klewang blade tip shape. In its former life, it could have been a Rudus, a Co Jang, or one of the Ladieng types (in a wide sense).

The old blade nicely shows its sandwich construction with a steel core!

Has the hilt a crack on the other side? That wire doesn't seem to be a traditional feature with these swords.

Regards,
Kai

3rd March 2008, 11:33 PM	#7
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Steve, I'm also convinced that this is a cut-down Sumatran sword, most probably recycling a broken blade or otherwise damaged beyond repair. I'm not sure why they didn't choose to reground a more common klewang blade tip shape. In its former life, it could have been a Rudus, a Co Jang, or one of the Ladieng types (in a wide sense). The old blade nicely shows its sandwich construction with a steel core! Has the hilt a crack on the other side? That wire doesn't seem to be a traditional feature with these swords. Regards, Kai