Mystery sabre

Kubur · 17th July 2021, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ren Ren

I also noticed some similarities between this sword and Vietnamese items.
A significant part of the Cham people in Vietnam are Muslims. But I have never seen items from Vietnam decorated with Arabic graphics.
I know that the Chams kept in touch with the language-related Muslims of the Malay Peninsula. Perhaps it is worth looking in the sultanates of the Malay Federation? It has very strong Muslim traditions and has a long history of home to many Chinese artisans.

I agree it looks like a Viet sword decorated in the Malay world
Or a Malay blade mounted on a Guom in Vietnam / Indochine for Yvain
Viet swords were influenced by Chinese weapons, so it is normal to see some links.

Yvain · 17th July 2021, 07:01 PM

Well I didn't expect it to be such a riddle! All of the suggestions here were very interesting to read, thanks a lot Jim for your thoughtful comment! Kubur, I do see a lot of similarities between this sword and some guoms, mostly the overall shape.

To be perfectly honest, as I am emptying my old room and since it don't really fit my current collection (mostly african weapons), I was considering selling it, but I think I'm going to hang onto it for a little bit, at least until I have a clearer idea of what it is and why it was created!

17th July 2021, 07:01 PM	#2
Yvain Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: France Posts: 179	Well I didn't expect it to be such a riddle! All of the suggestions here were very interesting to read, thanks a lot Jim for your thoughtful comment! Kubur, I do see a lot of similarities between this sword and some guoms, mostly the overall shape. To be perfectly honest, as I am emptying my old room and since it don't really fit my current collection (mostly african weapons), I was considering selling it, but I think I'm going to hang onto it for a little bit, at least until I have a clearer idea of what it is and why it was created!