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Old 1st November 2024, 08:54 PM   #31
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Hello Tom,

a beautiful sikin panjang with a so called 'peusangan' hilt.
The brass lobes are also very nice. Wonderful complete piece, in perfect condition considering its age. A very nice 19thC sikin.

These kind of hilts (hulu), with the 'broader' beaks, are called hulu 'peusangan'.
'Peusangan' is a district, located around the 'Peusangan' river in the northern part of Aceh.
Probably these kind of sikin panjangs 'peusangan' are from that region, and differ with the 'normal style' of sikin panjangs with their broad beaked hilts, and the crosspiece on top of the scabbardmouths (made from different materials, such as wood, horn or, like yours, from ivory).

I've added two drawings with sikin panjang Peusangan.
One is from the Fischer catalogue, and the other one is from Kreemer.
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Old 1st November 2024, 08:56 PM   #32
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I owned a very similar one.
Still regret I let it go. To compare I will post some photos.
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Hello Tom,

a beautiful sikin panjang with a so called 'peusangan' hilt.
The brass lobes are also very nice. Wonderful complete piece, in perfect condition considering its age. A very nice 19thC sikin.

These kind of hilts (hulu), with the 'broader' beaks, are called hulu 'peusangan'.
'Peusangan' is a district, located around the 'Peusangan' river in the northern part of Aceh.
Probably these kind of sikin panjangs 'peusangan' are from that region, and differ with the 'normal style' of sikin panjangs with their broad beaked hilts, and the crosspiece on top of the scabbardmouths (made from different materials, such as wood, horn or, like yours, from ivory).

I've added two drawings with sikin panjang Peusangan.
One is from the Fischer catalogue, and the other one is from Kreemer.
Hi Maurice , Thanks so much for your info and drawing on this sword,
Were these type with the ivory and brass crown a weapon of a standard fighter or more a higher ranking person ?
Also when looking closely at the blade you can see lots of pattern i guess this is what is classed as a laminated blade ,im quite a novice but i guess they were all folded laminated blades , Thanks again
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I owned a very similar one.
Still regret I let it go. To compare I will post some photos.
Oh wow that is a very similar example ,thanks for posting
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Old 1st November 2024, 09:57 PM   #35
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Interesting to compare the cross pieces!
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Old 1st November 2024, 10:29 PM   #36
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Nice idea Detlef to place them next to eachother for comparisson.
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And this one, which is/was not mine, but in the British museum collection (As1923,0410.3.a) with a scabbard mouthpiece of wood.

PS I like the colour / patina of the hilt of this one.
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And an Achenese with a sikin 'Peusangan'.
Are there more photos I'm not aware of like these?
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Here's another photo.
One on the right for sure, the one on the left I'm not sure about.
I think the young man is possibly holding a (Gasser?) revolver.
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Here's another photo.
One on the right for sure, the one on the left I'm not sure about.
I think the young man is possibly holding a (Gasser?) revolver.
Thank you for posting!
The person on the right however is wearing a sikin panjang with a hulu 'beunteuëng', and not a hulu 'Peusangan' (the one Tom initially posted).
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