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Old 1st October 2010, 02:29 AM   #1
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Arrow What kind of sword is this #3

Any light you could shed on this sword would be appreciated!





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Old 1st October 2010, 11:58 AM   #2
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Hi and welcome.

This appears to me to be a Lombok Klewang found between Lombok Island and the east coast of Java.
One of those swords that remain somewhat of a mystery to myself and many others here.
I say in my limited knowledge of these items, Lombok because of the parrot head/beak/crest appearance to the hilt in profile. To my eye the Sumatran examples appear more or less a lizard or Makara in profile. The blade profile too is indicative of the regions.
It would look much nicer with a clean and polish of the hilt and a good clean/scrub of the blade along with an etch.

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Old 1st October 2010, 05:36 PM   #3
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I'm just worried about the loose metal on the handle - would you glue it? Epoxy?
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Old 1st October 2010, 05:45 PM   #4
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Look for example this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12409

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