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Old 7th April 2014, 10:57 AM   #1
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Default Pedang Suduk Maru: Help / Advise

hi guys..

here is a pedang suduk maru for your viewing pleasure, comments and criticism..
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Old 7th April 2014, 11:22 AM   #2
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the condition of the blade is quite bad in my opinion.. i think partly it has got to do with the warangan that it had in the past..
recently i realized that the blade has gotten darker, some sort of blackish.. and that's making the pamor look more dimmed.. almost not visible..
any advise guys? should i sand it down? i do not wish to sand it down alot.. any advise on how should i get it started?

thanks..
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Old 7th April 2014, 11:59 AM   #3
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I can hardly imagine any criticisms: Simply stunning!

And great photography too. :-)
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Old 7th April 2014, 01:31 PM   #4
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Hello,

Nice pedang. Interesting that the scabbard chape has a drag in the style of long European sabres. Not necessary on a short sabre like this but maybe a feature borrowed from Dutch sabres?

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Old 7th April 2014, 04:49 PM   #5
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Hello Zach,

nice pedang lurus/suduk. Are the fittings old or more recent?

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the condition of the blade is quite bad in my opinion.. i think partly it has got to do with the warangan that it had in the past..
recently i realized that the blade has gotten darker, some sort of blackish.. and that's making the pamor look more dimmed.. almost not visible..
any advise guys? should i sand it down? i do not wish to sand it down alot.. any advise on how should i get it started?

thanks..
zach
Yes, you are correct, it has to do with past warangan. Personally I would do nothing. But maybe Alan has a better advice.

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Old 8th April 2014, 03:31 AM   #7
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I can hardly imagine any criticisms: Simply stunning!

And great photography too. :-)
thanks, russel!

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Hello,

Nice pedang. Interesting that the scabbard chape has a drag in the style of long European sabres. Not necessary on a short sabre like this but maybe a feature borrowed from Dutch sabres?

Emanuel
i'm not quite sure by what you mean "has a drag" or maybe i'm just not very familiar with european sabres.. what i know is that european sabres are known for their up curve shape, but this pedang goes slightly opposite..

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Hello Zach,

nice pedang lurus/suduk. Are the fittings old or more recent?

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not quite sure, sajen.. it's not recent, but definitely not very, very, very old either.. maybe 50-70 years? just a guesstimation.. the blade looks way much older than the fittings tho..

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Yes, you are correct, it has to do with past warangan. Personally I would do nothing. But maybe Alan has a better advice.

Regards,
Detlef
i'll pm him.. thanks, sajen..
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should i sand it down? i do not wish to sand it down a lot.. any advise on how should i get it started?
I certainly wouldn't sand it down, not even a little.
I might try some WD-40 and a toothbrush or maybe hit it with very fine #0000 steel wool to see if it brightens up.
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Hullo everybody!

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.... Interesting that the scabbard chape has a drag in the style of long European sabres. Not necessary on a short sabre like this but maybe a feature borrowed from Dutch sabres?

Emanuel
..... Depends on culture. Certainly helps when kneeling, squatting or indeed, sitting cross-legged. You will find drags on all manner of edged-weapons, even on a short golok/hakmes.

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Hello Cicak Cobing

leave the blad like it is juse onley WD 40 like David say and clean it with a brush to remove the old rust its one old blade more you can not do in my opinion

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Hello Zach,

By drag I mean the little U -shaped piece added to the tip of the scabbard. It can be seen in one of your first pics


On European sabres it was originally added as further protection to the tip of the scabbard from damage when the sabre dragged on the floor, hence "drag". I attach a European example.

It looks like a later addition to me as it doesn't seem to flow with the rest of the chape (the decorative tip of the scabbard).

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I certainly wouldn't sand it down, not even a little.
I might try some WD-40 and a toothbrush or maybe hit it with very fine #0000 steel wool to see if it brightens up.
that's right, david.. i do not wish to "damage" the steel but at the same time i do not want it leave it to get damaged by itself..

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Hello Cicak Cobing

leave the blad like it is juse onley WD 40 like David say and clean it with a brush to remove the old rust its one old blade more you can not do in my opinion

semar
yea, semar.. will surely work on it with wd-40 as david suggest.. thanks

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Hullo everybody!


..... Depends on culture. Certainly helps when kneeling, squatting or indeed, sitting cross-legged. You will find drags on all manner of edged-weapons, even on a short golok/hakmes.

Best,
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Hello Zach,

By drag I mean the little U -shaped piece added to the tip of the scabbard. It can be seen in one of your first pics


On European sabres it was originally added as further protection to the tip of the scabbard from damage when the sabre dragged on the floor, hence "drag". I attach a European example.

It looks like a later addition to me as it doesn't seem to flow with the rest of the chape (the decorative tip of the scabbard).

Emanuel
i'm not sure about it on this particular piece that i have.. i think somebody earlier might have tried to repair it by re-attaching it with the original piece or with a new copper.. i can see some welding marks on it..
as to your question, maybe there is some european/dutch influence in it.. i can't say for sure tho.. just as amuk murugul mentioned, this design also appears on other swords in indonesia too.. some of them have got strong european influence, probably it's made for dutch customers..

drag on pedang suduk:



drag on golok tjikeroeh:


this piece is interesting as there is no metal works on it but yet the drag design is there.. other styles will have a wooden or horn cover at the butt of the wooden sheath called "tutup handap" (bottom cover) or "kasut" (shoe), depending on the area..

attached is a golok bengkulu and parang nabur with the drag..
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