a Sewar cross-dressing as a Badik?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by T. Koch

Beautiful collection, Detlef! I'm crazy about the scabbard of the sewar on the far right. Also really into the blade of the badik on the the far right - long, slim and central ridge all the way!

Thanks for putting them up!


All the best, - Thor

Hello Thor,

thank you. The sewar on the far right I "love" as well, very nice carvings to the wooden parts and smooth patina. When I received it once the blade have had a strong clove smell and don't lose it after all the years.

The badik at the far right is from the Selayer island, a similar example is shown by Zonneveld on page 74, pic. 286 and was discussed here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=badik

Regards,

Detlef

[asomotif]

I have to step in and change the direction this thread is heading.

I Detlef posts more of his wonderfull collection we will all drewl on our keyboards and he will cause shortcircuiting on a worldwide scale

As for Moshah question. his example is clearly a sewar blade/handle.
The scabbard is not very tyipical of sewars, but probably of a later date.

I checked my picture files and found this one which I sadly sold last year in search of cash. This example mor qualifies for the question.... :

SEWAR or BADEK,, what do you think ?

Best regards,
Willem

[kai]

Hello Willem,

Originally Posted by asomotif

I checked my picture files and found this one which I sadly sold last year in search of cash. This example mor qualifies for the question.... :

SEWAR or BADEK,, what do you think ?

My vote would be badik.

The short vestigial fuller of the blade may suggest Sumatran origin/influence but that's about it; no sewar IMHO.

Regards,
Kai

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kai

Hello Willem,


My vote would be badik.

The short vestigial fuller of the blade may suggest Sumatran origin/influence but that's about it; no sewar IMHO.

Regards,
Kai

Hello Kai,

by the hilt and maybe by the cross piece of the scabbard I would agree but the blade is more like the one from a sewar IMHO. But frankly said I never have seen a similar example.

Regards,

Detlef

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by asomotif

I have to step in and change the direction this thread is heading.

I Detlef posts more of his wonderfull collection we will all drewl on our keyboards and he will cause shortcircuiting on a worldwide scale

As for Moshah question. his example is clearly a sewar blade/handle.
The scabbard is not very tyipical of sewars, but probably of a later date.

I checked my picture files and found this one which I sadly sold last year in search of cash. This example mor qualifies for the question.... :

SEWAR or BADEK,, what do you think ?

Best regards,
Willem

Hi Willem,

first, thank you!

Regarding your example i would say sewar with badik hilt. Maybe the original was broken and someone here or in Indonesia give it the badik hilt?

Regards,

Detlef

[Moshah]

Originally Posted by asomotif

If Detlef posts more of his wonderfull collection we will all drewl on our keyboards and he will cause shortcircuiting on a worldwide scale

Couldn't agree more to this statement. It looks like a beauty pageant already!!!

Thanks for all the trouble you have in order to guide me, but in the way it seems to be a well mouth-watering eye feast as well...

[Moshah]

Originally Posted by asomotif

As for Moshah question. his example is clearly a sewar blade/handle.
The scabbard is not very tyipical of sewars, but probably of a later date.

Hi, Willem.

Yeah I think the scabbard was a dealer's mismatch.

The fitment was telling me the same thing...

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Moshah

Hi, Willem.

Yeah I think the scabbard was a dealer's mismatch.

The fitment was telling me the same thing...

The dress have a Malay look to my eyes, maybe of later date but not very recent IMHO.