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Old 24th October 2020, 11:49 PM   #1
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The mailman brought me this sabre today. Bought it because I find it an atractive looking sabre. The seller thought that it is Indonesian.
Unfortunately the guard is broken of fom the mouth of the bird.
Curious if anyone knows what it is exactly.
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Old 25th October 2020, 11:04 AM   #2
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It's Javanese, worn by Keraton officials. Purely ceremonial and not ment for battle. They occasionally turn up on the market. All decorative features are typical for Java, the Garuda hilt and peacock on the scabbard are seen in the Yogya region.
It seems it has lost it's knucklebow.
I believe they date from the late 19th to early 20th century.

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Old 25th October 2020, 11:27 AM   #3
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It's Javanese, worn by Keraton officials. Purely ceremonial and not ment for battle. They occasionally turn up on the market. All decorative features are typical for Java, the Garuda hilt and peacock on the scabbard are seen in the Yogya region.
It seems it has lost it's knucklebow.
I believe they date from the late 19th to early 20th century.

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Thanks Peter, couldn't find anything about it on the internet so I'm very happy with your answer!
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Old 26th October 2020, 12:15 PM   #4
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I had been searching online for a comparable example, but they are indeed hard to find. I noticed one example in a Facebook post, but was unable to find it.
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Old 27th October 2020, 07:52 AM   #5
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I think it's a fantasy sword with Japanese WWII features
The real sword should look like this
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Old 27th October 2020, 01:11 PM   #6
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I think it's a fantasy sword with Japanese WWII features
The real sword should look like this
I honestly doubt that. It's too well made to be a tourist sabre or something like that. Then the same sabre wouldappear more often.
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Old 28th October 2020, 09:22 PM   #7
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I think it's a fantasy sword with Japanese WWII features
The real sword should look like this
Hmmm... this eagle pommel sword is a "shaver cool" sword.
The sticky thread is not working, but here is some info.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=shaver+kool
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