unusual tulwar /pulwar with straight blade

[chiefheadknocker]

I know this is an old thread , and ive kept this sword for some time, recently i have been informed by a few sword collectors that the sword in a piso pondang , sumatra and not indian !
whats your thoughts, is this right and how can we tell ?

[JBG163]

I think you right with the piso podang assumption !

[Gustav]

If I may suggest, just search for "chenangkas" and go to the thread "Piso Podang Batak or Borneo?" from 2011 please.

[ariel]

Originally Posted by chiefheadknocker

I know this is an old thread , and ive kept this sword for some time, recently i have been informed by a few sword collectors that the sword in a piso pondang , sumatra and not indian !
whats your thoughts, is this right and how can we tell ?

Piso Podangs are likely to have brass handles, asymmetric swelling of the grip and much more figurative endings of the quillons. Yours has none of the above.

We seem to have a difference of opinions: nothing unusual in this field.

I rely in Hamza Nama, Elgood, Brian Isaak and Jens. Personally, I could not think of better sources of info.
But yours might be correct, too.

[JBG163]

Gustav is maybe right too !
Hard choice