Hilt Mendahk

A. G. Maisey · Yesterday, 01:02 AM

Yes, this description by Detlef is accurate, but we can take it a bit further.

The sandang walikat wrongko is an East Javanese form, the hilt is from, or influenced by Central Javanese Solo/Surakarta style, the selut is njeruk keprok form, the mendak is a kendit form. In English we could call this style of hilt a "planar" form, this form was initiated in Cirebon and became popular amongst young noblemen there, before being taken to Central Jawa when the kingdom of Pajang was established.

The dhapur(form) of the blade is Brojol, it is difficult to assign a classification to this blade from a photo, but it seems as if it could be Tuban-Pajajaran, the pamor is remnant wos wutah (beras wutah/scattered rice grains).

I think that's about all I can say about what I believe I can see in the photos.

Yesterday, 01:02 AM	#9
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Yes, this description by Detlef is accurate, but we can take it a bit further. The sandang walikat wrongko is an East Javanese form, the hilt is from, or influenced by Central Javanese Solo/Surakarta style, the selut is njeruk keprok form, the mendak is a kendit form. In English we could call this style of hilt a "planar" form, this form was initiated in Cirebon and became popular amongst young noblemen there, before being taken to Central Jawa when the kingdom of Pajang was established. The dhapur(form) of the blade is Brojol, it is difficult to assign a classification to this blade from a photo, but it seems as if it could be Tuban-Pajajaran, the pamor is remnant wos wutah (beras wutah/scattered rice grains). I think that's about all I can say about what I believe I can see in the photos.