Indonesian sword for discussion

danny1976 · 13th December 2016, 09:51 PM

Hi Sajen en Henk,

Thanks for responding .
My opinion was also that is is a Javanese pedang worn by the guards similar like the wear a wedung , i did search for some pictures of wedung and some have the same shaped clip /ornament .

For myself i was looking for more reference or pictures from a similar pedang because the most pedang's of this type that we see is what Sajen posted in the link. With replacement scabbards or hilt's and most of the time a worn old blade.

This pedang has a blade in good condition , no chips etc..and the scabbard and hilt are different and also in a better condition than what we see usual, so i was and i'm still looking for some more pictures or info to compare.

Regards,
Danny

kai · 13th December 2016, 10:54 PM

Hello Danny,

Quote:

My opinion was also that is is a Javanese pedang worn by the guards similar like the wear a wedung , i did search for some pictures of wedung and some have the same shaped clip /ornament .

Good call: The decoration on some wedung scabbards really looks like the clip on your pedang scabbard! Thus, this may point to an origin in central Jawa.

Regards,
Kai

Royston · 14th December 2016, 05:23 AM

A couple more. Old ( poor quality ) stock photos of two that I have had for years.

Pre -cleaning photos, but they do show that one has a local made pamur blade and the other a plain monosteel.

I have always thought that these were Javanese but obviously with European influence.

Cheers
Roy

danny1976 · 14th December 2016, 10:46 PM

Hai Kai ,

I did not test or clean the chains yet but i suspect that the are from silver also .

Royston , thanks for the photo's .
Nice swords ! The have even more European influence as we can see on the hand guard.

13th December 2016, 09:51 PM	#1
danny1976 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Holland Posts: 232	Hi Sajen en Henk, Thanks for responding . My opinion was also that is is a Javanese pedang worn by the guards similar like the wear a wedung , i did search for some pictures of wedung and some have the same shaped clip /ornament . For myself i was looking for more reference or pictures from a similar pedang because the most pedang's of this type that we see is what Sajen posted in the link. With replacement scabbards or hilt's and most of the time a worn old blade. This pedang has a blade in good condition , no chips etc..and the scabbard and hilt are different and also in a better condition than what we see usual, so i was and i'm still looking for some more pictures or info to compare. Regards, Danny Attached Images

14th December 2016, 05:23 AM	#3
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 441	A couple more. Old ( poor quality ) stock photos of two that I have had for years. Pre -cleaning photos, but they do show that one has a local made pamur blade and the other a plain monosteel. I have always thought that these were Javanese but obviously with European influence. Cheers Roy Attached Images

14th December 2016, 10:46 PM	#4
danny1976 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Holland Posts: 232	Hai Kai , I did not test or clean the chains yet but i suspect that the are from silver also . Royston , thanks for the photo's . Nice swords ! The have even more European influence as we can see on the hand guard.