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15th October 2007, 02:50 PM
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Is This a Pedang ?
Hi Folks ,Its been a while since I have been here but as usual I am puzzled ,Can anyone tell me what the proper name for this weapon is
Thanks for any help 
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15th October 2007, 08:05 PM
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A few more Pics,The spiral in the blade appears to be just a design on the metal
 
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15th October 2007, 09:30 PM
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Hello Alan,
Yup, a pedang - usually the hilts are horn rather than wood. Here's a nice thread which shows some of the diversity of these blades: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4682 Your blade has nice pamor - try to clean and stain it! Regards, Kai |
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15th October 2007, 11:04 PM
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Thanks Kai
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16th October 2007, 09:15 AM
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It is a beauty. A Sumatran pedang. Clean the blade and stain it like Kai said.
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16th October 2007, 07:45 PM
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I'm not convinced this piece is really Sumatran; the carving looks a bit different than what I'm used to. These pedang seem to originate from all along the island chain with apparently quite a few hailing from Lombok.
Did anybody studied well-provenanced examples for local variation in style? Charles? Regards, Kai |
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