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Old 1st July 2015, 04:23 PM   #1
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Default Is this a Tombak?

I don't think it is, it's missing that ring near tang and the tang is rectangular rather than circular. I don't know what else you'd call it, though. The seller said both sides of the blade are sharp.
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Old 1st July 2015, 05:08 PM   #2
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I agree, not a tombak.
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Old 1st July 2015, 05:19 PM   #3
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I thought it might be a snapped off tip of a keris but that wouldn't explain the tang. The seller said he bought it from a keris dealer.
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Old 1st July 2015, 08:19 PM   #4
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Hello Blue,

not a tombak, agree with David. Maybe just a knife without special name. Call it pisou (knife)!
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Old 1st July 2015, 08:48 PM   #5
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Kronckew mention the hilt/scabbard looks like a looks like a tumbuk lada
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Old 1st July 2015, 10:28 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by blue lander
Kronckew mention the hilt/scabbard looks like a looks like a tumbuk lada
Not really. You can find similar scabbard styles by many Indonesian blades, badik, golok and so on.
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