ID HELP / S.E asian / Indonesian sword ?

Robert · 21st December 2008, 06:33 PM

Hi Asomotif,
Quote: "The blade is forged in one piece together with the hilt."
Now I know that I've seen this sword before but for the life of me I still cannot remember where.

The description was "parang with long heavy straight blade ending with a rounded tip, blade and hilt forged in one piece." The end of the hilt was a little more elaborately carved in the shape of an unopened flower bud than the one you show but other than that it was exactly the same. I'm looking through everything I have trying to locate it again. I'm just hoping that it wasn't something I saw while searching online and didn't tag for later reference.

Robert

Henk · 21st December 2008, 07:50 PM

According to Van Zonneveld a Parang Koteng has a blade and hilt forged in one piece of metal.
Is that what we are looking at?

VVV · 21st December 2008, 08:32 PM

In that case it would be Malay.
But the parang with metal hilt pictured in Gardner, the source of van Z, has a round hilt, as if the wooden pommel wouldn't be there?

Michael

VANDOO · 21st December 2008, 10:09 PM

THE BLADE SHAPE REMINDS ME OF A CRUDE ACH SIKIN PEDANG FROM SUMATRA. IT IS INTERESTING THAT INSTEAD OF A TANG IT HAS A SOCKET MORE LIKE A SPEAR OR POLEARM THAN A SWORD.

asomotif · 22nd December 2008, 08:06 AM

Quote:

SHAPE REMINDS ME OF A CRUDE ACH SIKIN

Thanks Vandoo,

The blade form is roughly like a sikin, but the type of forging is different.
It is not laminated much rougher and of course no fullers.

21st December 2008, 06:33 PM	#1
Robert (deceased) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Hi Asomotif, Quote: "The blade is forged in one piece together with the hilt." Now I know that I've seen this sword before but for the life of me I still cannot remember where. The description was "parang with long heavy straight blade ending with a rounded tip, blade and hilt forged in one piece." The end of the hilt was a little more elaborately carved in the shape of an unopened flower bud than the one you show but other than that it was exactly the same. I'm looking through everything I have trying to locate it again. I'm just hoping that it wasn't something I saw while searching online and didn't tag for later reference. Robert

21st December 2008, 07:50 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	According to Van Zonneveld a Parang Koteng has a blade and hilt forged in one piece of metal. Is that what we are looking at?

21st December 2008, 08:32 PM	#3
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	In that case it would be Malay. But the parang with metal hilt pictured in Gardner, the source of van Z, has a round hilt, as if the wooden pommel wouldn't be there? Michael

21st December 2008, 10:09 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE BLADE SHAPE REMINDS ME OF A CRUDE ACH SIKIN PEDANG FROM SUMATRA. IT IS INTERESTING THAT INSTEAD OF A TANG IT HAS A SOCKET MORE LIKE A SPEAR OR POLEARM THAN A SWORD.