Another Indonesian Parang sword

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by kai

Hello Miguel,

You have an interesting pedang (type 3 according to Albert vZ) and I believe there is some nice pamor peeking out. The blade looks a bit unusual but these hilts do come with a bewildering variety of blades!

Based on the hilt, I believe this example originates from Sumatra (other hotspots are Lombok and Banjarmasin).



I apologize: Good examples from Sumatra usually do come with quite a bit of silver on the scabbard, too...

The minimum would be nicely selected wood for the main body of the scabbard with horn mouth piece (and, preferably, horn tip).



Horn would be typical for these intricately carved Makara pommels; I can not verify from these pics though - any sharp close-ups?

Regards,
Kai

Hello Kai, pics as promised.
Regards
Miguel

[Sajen]

Horn!

[kai]

I agree with Detlef, that it's most likely horn. I am not ready to make a positive ID from these pics - some gentle cleaning, especially of the crevices, may be in order...

Still, what can be seen of the structure and the wear is consistent with horn which was most likely to begin with.

Regards,
Kai

[Athanase]

Hello,

I have a very similar saber, also without scabbard.
The handle is in horn, covered with silver embossed and gilded, and a base in coper alloy (Suassa?). The blade, flexible, is made of laminated steel (or pamor?) and measures 77.5cm.
Overall length: 94cm

I wanted to know what is the red wood of the sheaths of the previous links?