mandau / borneo blade / any suggestions ?

Mytribalworld · 13th November 2008, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by asomotif

I recently bought this in a shop with militairy antiques.
No provenance, no info.

Both me and the seller think it is borneo, but without an original handle or scabbard it makes me wonder what it looked like before.

Anyone who has a similar blade or picture of such a blade ?

Length of the blade is 47 cms without the handle.
The protruding piece at the base is 3 cms

It looks to me like a modified blade of a sikin pasangan.
probably reshaped into Batak blade ?
It looks like a mix between sikin and kalasan.

Dajak · 13th November 2008, 04:34 AM

It Looks to me that they try to imitate an kris below the Handle

Ben

kai · 13th November 2008, 07:03 AM

Hello Willem,

Seems to be an Pedang (type 3 in AvZ) blade. Ethnic Malay?

Regards,
Kai

VVV · 13th November 2008, 10:45 PM

I also think it's from Sumatra and has a replaced handle.
Really strange protrusion? Usually it looks more like the pedang III, like Kai indicated.

Michael

asomotif · 14th November 2008, 10:41 PM

Thanks all for the expertise.
Sumatran blade. restoring (other hilt)is not really helpfull I think.

Best regards,
Willem

asomotif · 27th November 2008, 11:18 PM

2 more pics of the protrusion

27th November 2008, 11:18 PM	#6
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	2 more pics of the protrusion 2 more pics of the protrusion Attached Images

13th November 2008, 04:34 AM	#2
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	It Looks to me that they try to imitate an kris below the Handle Ben

13th November 2008, 07:03 AM	#3
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Willem, Seems to be an Pedang (type 3 in AvZ) blade. Ethnic Malay? Regards, Kai

13th November 2008, 10:45 PM	#4
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	I also think it's from Sumatra and has a replaced handle. Really strange protrusion? Usually it looks more like the pedang III, like Kai indicated. Michael

14th November 2008, 10:41 PM	#5
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	Thanks all for the expertise. Sumatran blade. restoring (other hilt)is not really helpfull I think. Best regards, Willem