Help with ID? Origin of old sword with sheath

[koolaidsmile]

I found this sword in a abandoned house! It has some strange markings on it that don't really seem to look like words but maybe symbols. I'm guessing it had a handle at one time that broke off but did not find it. Has anyone ever seen anything like it before or maybe know where it's from. Any info at all would be awesome and thank you everyone! You are always do helpful and most are very knowledgable.

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

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[pippinwhitepaws]

neat sword....


{photograph?}

 

[koolaidsmile]

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[Peyton Manning]

yeah, what he said

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

ok...not a tourist item...that's good...probable WWII veteran souvenir.

Antique Swords of Borneo :: Dayak-Mandau-Jimpul-Nabur-Pakayun :: Dayak :: Eriks Edge Tribal Weapons

{could be incorrect...but close}

 

[koolaidsmile]

I don't know I don't see any really in those pictures that look close! Do the markings look familiar to anyone

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[yaxthri]

I don't know I don't see any really in those pictures that look close! Do the markings look familiar to anyone

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

Secretcanyon I thought Dayak straightaway, too.

Kathy what do you mean you "don't see any really in those pictures that look close" ...
Apart from the 1st the rest look very similar, the blades I mean, without the handles. I can see the resemblance.
Ok the sheaths are very different...

 

[yaxthri]

I think it's a javanese Golok

Check here:
tribalweapons

Check the "Goloks".

Remember these are handmade, so small differences may occur between tribes, villages and individual smiths. For some the sheath fits yours, with the braided twine rings around the wooden, pointed shaft for others the blade does match, slim and pointy...

 

[taz42o]

Your sword is Thai.

Contemporary Thai swords - vikingsword.com forums

 

[koolaidsmile]

Secretcanyon I thought Dayak straightaway, too.

Kathy what do you mean you "don't see any really in those pictures that look close" ...
Apart from the 1st the rest look very similar, the blades I mean, without the handles. I can see the resemblance.
Ok the sheaths are very different...

The blades look completely different too!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

lol sister...unless one of has the sword in hand...it is all guess work on those eastern island peoples blades...

hand forged blades follow style...not mass produced in a mold to all look alike...

 

[koolaidsmile]

lol sister...unless one of has the sword in hand...it is all guess work on those eastern island peoples blades...

hand forged blades follow style...not mass produced in a mold to all look alike...

I realize that and I'm actually looking at the style. Those blades are either perfectly straight with no bend and very curved. The one I have has a slight curve

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[taz42o]

If you read the link I posted you will learn about your sword.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

tempering a long piece of good steel has a tendency to warp the blade length wise, along the back of the blade...this process is how the Japanese sword gained it's notable shape...


and I am sticking to the southeast asia/island theory

http://www.antiqueswords.com/category-11-Southeast-Asian-Islands.htm

 

[yaxthri]

Kathy I think taz42o nailed it. Did you check his link out?

I'll focus your look on this "speciment":



Same blade, ratan bindings on sheath, same woven cord wrapping on sheath and if you check the other examples they have markings on the blades very similar to yours.

I'd say green check "Solved"...

 

[koolaidsmile]

I think it's a javanese Golok

Check here:
tribalweapons

Check the "Goloks".

Remember these are handmade, so small differences may occur between tribes, villages and individual smiths. For some the sheath fits yours, with the braided twine rings around the wooden, pointed shaft for others the blade does match, slim and pointy...

I tried connecting to this link to take a look but only an ad keeps popping up?

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[surf]

Your sword is Thai.

Contemporary Thai swords - vikingsword.com forums

Hello Koolaid,

Check this link that tax posted above...