Odd Oriental knife and brass scabbard -- revisited

Conogre · 10th May 2005, 04:51 AM

The Lombok wedungs that I've seen are all chisel ground...flat on one side, beveled on the other and with a "catch" on one side of the scabbard to prevent them from sliding through a sash, and the photos of yours only show the one side of the scabbard, so are of little help.
The Philippine pieces that I've seen with similar hilts were tapered to a cutting edge evenly on both sides, with even re-ground machetes re-heated so as to have a tempered edge and yet with an uncanny resemblence to the hilts of the Lombok pieces, something that arises time after time between PI and Indonesian bladed weapons and tools, so there doesn't appear to be any clear cut answer.
I don't feel that yours is a Chinese reproduction though, even with the scabbard inscribing.
Could it be possible that this is a northern woman's knife, reminiscent of the Bagobo knives of the south?

10th May 2005, 04:51 AM	#11
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	The Lombok wedungs that I've seen are all chisel ground...flat on one side, beveled on the other and with a "catch" on one side of the scabbard to prevent them from sliding through a sash, and the photos of yours only show the one side of the scabbard, so are of little help. The Philippine pieces that I've seen with similar hilts were tapered to a cutting edge evenly on both sides, with even re-ground machetes re-heated so as to have a tempered edge and yet with an uncanny resemblence to the hilts of the Lombok pieces, something that arises time after time between PI and Indonesian bladed weapons and tools, so there doesn't appear to be any clear cut answer. I don't feel that yours is a Chinese reproduction though, even with the scabbard inscribing. Could it be possible that this is a northern woman's knife, reminiscent of the Bagobo knives of the south? Attached Images