BADOEI SWORD

Old and very rare Javanese sword from the Badoei (who lived in the almost impenetrable forests of the Kendeng Mountains in Bantam).

Total length: 65 cm

Handle:

Wood / Old glossy patina and minor rests of old lacquer / Small restoration (not in the carved part of the hilt).

Scabbard:

No scabbard

Blade:

Very strong thick blade / Length 54 cm / 10 mm thick at the spine near the handle / Uncleaned condition.

Additional Info:

These swords from this area are very, very rare and unseen in private collections as far as we know.

More can be read about these Badoei swords in an old article of Dr. Jul. Jacobs, Internationales Archiv fur Ethnographie, IV, 1891 (on page 162).

Condition:

As seen on the photos.

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