What kind of knife is this ?

Battara · 25th March 2006, 09:23 PM

The last closeup picture suggests to me that the inscription is etched into the blade, or more accurately, the background is etched away from the inscription.

Rick · 26th March 2006, 12:03 AM

Hello Alan ,
This is an interesting Lombok or Sumatran {edit} pedang .

One gentle request ; would you please try to keep your images within the 800x600 pixel range so that we do not have to scroll across the screen to view them .
If you have any questions about this please feel free to ask .

Rick

bj211 · 26th March 2006, 12:39 AM

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bj211 · 26th March 2006, 12:45 AM

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Alan62 · 26th March 2006, 03:33 AM

Sorry Rick I will try to scale them down some. Thank you all for the information. Thank you Bj211 for the translation, It is very kind of you to translate in such an easy to understand way.

Andrew · 26th March 2006, 04:17 AM

That looks like acid-resist etching. The design (text) is drawn out in wax or some other acid-resistant material, and the remainder of the blade is washed or immersed in acid.

26th March 2006, 12:03 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Hello Alan , This is an interesting Lombok or Sumatran {edit} pedang . One gentle request ; would you please try to keep your images within the 800x600 pixel range so that we do not have to scroll across the screen to view them . If you have any questions about this please feel free to ask . Rick Last edited by Rick; 26th March 2006 at 03:56 PM.

26th March 2006, 12:45 AM	#4
bj211 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 26	some translations that might help to id.. Attached Images

25th March 2006, 09:23 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	The last closeup picture suggests to me that the inscription is etched into the blade, or more accurately, the background is etched away from the inscription.

26th March 2006, 12:39 AM	#3
bj211 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 26	some translations that might help to id..

26th March 2006, 03:33 AM	#5
Alan62 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 164	Sorry Rick I will try to scale them down some. Thank you all for the information. Thank you Bj211 for the translation, It is very kind of you to translate in such an easy to understand way.

26th March 2006, 04:17 AM	#6
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	That looks like acid-resist etching. The design (text) is drawn out in wax or some other acid-resistant material, and the remainder of the blade is washed or immersed in acid.