Two Pade

[Royston]

Gents

Is this one ?

Had it for a long time but was never sure what it was.

Royston

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Royston

Gents

Is this one ?

Had it for a long time but was never sure what it was.

Royston

Hi Royston,

yes, IMO the blade form is typical for a Pade. But I never have seen a handle like this. Maybe Michael know more. Very nice sword! When you ever bore it ......

sajen

[VVV]

My guess is that Deltef´s second one is Moluccan, based on the blade shape.
Roy´s is indeed a pade but I haven´t either seen a handle like that before in any museum or other collection.
Does the handle look to have the same age as the rest of the sword?

Michael

[Maurice]

Interesting thread this turns out to be. Although I have no pade myself (only I have handled some in privat collections of others), I like them very much and in some way I am attracted to the awesome shape of these blades.
Nice pieces Michael and Roy.
I also checked my database and I could neither find a pade with a handle like the one of Roy's pade. It looks like some kind of fish-figure to me.

Maurice

[Sajen]

Hi Royston,

please you can show us a close up from the handle?

sajen

[Royston]

Sajen
Michael
Maurice

Glad you like it. Thanks for the comments.

I will post some more photo's, but I am away from home at work for the next couple of weeks so it will have to wait until I get home.
Sad B that I am I carry a hard drive around with me and it does contain a sample of photo's from my collection but not everything in detail. There is only this one picture of the pade.

Please be patient. I will get back to you.

[Mytribalworld]

Originally Posted by Maurice

Interesting thread this turns out to be. Although I have no pade myself (only I have handled some in privat collections of others), I like them very much and in some way I am attracted to the awesome shape of these blades.
Nice pieces Michael and Roy.
I also checked my database and I could neither find a pade with a handle like the one of Roy's pade. It looks like some kind of fish-figure to me.

Maurice

Nice thread BTW!
I think the Pade of Royston is a traded blade from South east Celebes and the handle looks into the direction of a Tobelo ( Halmahera,Moluccas) handle.

Arjan.

[VVV]

Here is the late Pade I mentioned above.
Arjan, what´s your source for Tobelo?

Michael

[Mytribalworld]

Originally Posted by VVV

Here is the late Pade I mentioned above.
Arjan, what´s your source for Tobelo?

Michael

Hi Michael,

A small booklet called Tobelo " De waarde der dingen" about bride gifts in the Mollucan Tobelo culture where a few swords are pictured with more or less the same hilts. I will see if I can find it.

Arjan.

[VVV]

Originally Posted by VVV

...Roy´s is indeed a pade but I haven´t either seen a handle like that before in any museum or other collection...

Oops, I forgot to look in my own collection.
I just remember that I have a Pade myself with a resembling hilt of green horn.
That pade is quite late however, maybe from the 70´s.
I will post a picture when back home again.

Michael