Unknown Pedang Melayu (Malay Sword) ?

David R · 17th April 2012, 05:21 PM

In a lecture at the Leeds Royal Armoury some time ago, Ian Bottomly quoted a figure of over 100,000 blades a year being exported from Japan to China, during the Edo period. Not surprising if they turn up all over East Asia in different forms.
One of the swords on display in the Chinese section of the RA is a Nodachi blade mounted Chinese style, with a leather wrapped hilt nearly as long as the blade. Oddly enough, the tang had been re forged into a long form and peened over at the pommel, Chinese style rather than Japanese.

HangPC2 · 29th January 2013, 09:31 AM

People often think that single edge and curvature are attributes of Japanese blades, thus south east asian must have borrowed those elements from the Japanese. However, there are many solid evidence pointing out that the curved blade has been around in this region ages prior to first contact with Japanese.

For example, this is a 13th century blade from Vietnam : the way the hilt is not detachable from the blade is fundamentally different from the common Japanese blade

Hi res picture

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/w...a/DSC04505.jpg

HangPC2 · 2nd February 2013, 04:22 PM

Le Dynasty's Blade - 17th & 18th Century

Hi res picture

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/w...a/DSC04457.jpg

Hi res picture

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/w...a/DSC04459.jpg

HangPC2 · 21st February 2013, 11:52 AM

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2nd February 2013, 04:22 PM	#3
HangPC2 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 66	Le Dynasty's Blade - 17th & 18th Century Hi res picture http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/w...a/DSC04457.jpg Hi res picture http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/w...a/DSC04459.jpg Last edited by HangPC2; 2nd February 2013 at 04:33 PM.

17th April 2012, 05:21 PM	#1
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,131	In a lecture at the Leeds Royal Armoury some time ago, Ian Bottomly quoted a figure of over 100,000 blades a year being exported from Japan to China, during the Edo period. Not surprising if they turn up all over East Asia in different forms. One of the swords on display in the Chinese section of the RA is a Nodachi blade mounted Chinese style, with a leather wrapped hilt nearly as long as the blade. Oddly enough, the tang had been re forged into a long form and peened over at the pommel, Chinese style rather than Japanese.

29th January 2013, 09:31 AM	#2
HangPC2 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 66	People often think that single edge and curvature are attributes of Japanese blades, thus south east asian must have borrowed those elements from the Japanese. However, there are many solid evidence pointing out that the curved blade has been around in this region ages prior to first contact with Japanese. For example, this is a 13th century blade from Vietnam : the way the hilt is not detachable from the blade is fundamentally different from the common Japanese blade Hi res picture http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/w...a/DSC04505.jpg

21st February 2013, 11:52 AM	#4
HangPC2 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 66	KD Panglima Hitam