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Old 14th April 2014, 05:04 AM   #1
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Default pedang for comment

who can tell me some more about this pedang

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Old 18th April 2014, 05:36 PM   #2
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Nice pedang! I am not sure about the age, hopefully someone more knowledgeable will add a comment, but to me it looks like it might be circa 1950. The U shaped insert piece near the handle is supposed to be a magical imprint of the smith's thumb, but yours looks like more of a nod toward the form rather than an actual example. Usually this is where the tang is inserted into the blade, but yours just looks like an inlay of some sort.

I have a general question about pedang of this sort. Does it show signs of differential heat treatment or hardening of the edge? Alternatively, is the edge made of a higher carbon hard steel, or are the patterns just decorative?

I have seen hardened edges on newer things and no apparent hardening on things that look old, but I would like to know what you think of your example in particular, and what others think of the topic in general.
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Old 18th April 2014, 06:56 PM   #3
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Hello Semar,

agree, nice pedang. And I think that it is some decades older as 1950. I am unsure from where it is, Cirebon?, Sumatra?
The "U" near the handle seems indeed inserted, pamor tambal, maybe a piece from an much older blade.

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Old 19th April 2014, 05:18 AM   #4
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sweet collection there..
the blade style looks like paut nyere.. what's the length of the blade?

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Old 19th April 2014, 12:15 PM   #5
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thank you guys for the info

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Old 19th April 2014, 12:21 PM   #6
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thank you guys for the info

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Hello Semar,

what was you told from where this pedang coming? And what you think byself?

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