SEA Sword ? With hairpin lamination ?

kronckew · 17th October 2008, 07:06 AM

i lost that one by a pound, the blade was what i was after, the handle someone had commented on as being a burmese parasol handle. ah, well, wasn't going to risk more especially when the postage from germany was not mentioned. i had visions of putting a more culturally correct grip on it.

the laminations look more like just straight laminated steel, not hairpins.

nice blade, whoever put the parasol handle on it was in an altered state at the time...i initially thought it was a large bread knife

katana · 17th October 2008, 02:04 PM

Hi Micheal,
thanks again for your insight

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Originally Posted by kronckew

the blade was what i was after, the handle someone had commented on as being a burmese parasol handle. ah, well, wasn't going to risk more especially when the postage from germany was not mentioned. i had visions of putting a more culturally correct grip on it.

Hi Kronckew,
'great minds'... and all that. I too was thinking the same ...the only slight problem I had with the blade was, it looked to be 'overly cleaned'. The postage was £14 .... not overly expensive. I was thinking of removing the handle and selling it, I'm sure a parasol collector (strange what some people collect

) or similar would be interested ...and the 'funds' used towards a genuine replacement

I wasn't convinced of the Klewang 'connection', but felt certain it was of SEA origins. The 'parasol' handle was stated as Burmese, whether the handle was fitted recently, to sell or was part of its legitimate history is a mystery....but feel its overall shape would not provide a good 'grip' for the wielder.

Kind Regards David

josh stout · 17th October 2008, 05:57 PM

The blade looks nice, but I don't see the hairpin folds in it. I have seen a similar blade from Aceh with definite hairpin folds that I wanted quite badly, but the price was too high for me. I have often wondered about it though. The Acenese blade shape is quite reminiscent of Tibetan things, and I have wondered if it does not represent an early form that died out in other regions leaving a few isolated spots like Aceh and Tibet with the older style.

Still it seems convergent evolution is a more parsimonious explanation.
Josh

17th October 2008, 07:06 AM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	i lost that one by a pound, the blade was what i was after, the handle someone had commented on as being a burmese parasol handle. ah, well, wasn't going to risk more especially when the postage from germany was not mentioned. i had visions of putting a more culturally correct grip on it. the laminations look more like just straight laminated steel, not hairpins. nice blade, whoever put the parasol handle on it was in an altered state at the time...i initially thought it was a large bread knife

17th October 2008, 05:57 PM	#3
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	The blade looks nice, but I don't see the hairpin folds in it. I have seen a similar blade from Aceh with definite hairpin folds that I wanted quite badly, but the price was too high for me. I have often wondered about it though. The Acenese blade shape is quite reminiscent of Tibetan things, and I have wondered if it does not represent an early form that died out in other regions leaving a few isolated spots like Aceh and Tibet with the older style. Still it seems convergent evolution is a more parsimonious explanation. Josh