Overall length: 84.5 cm / 33.3 inch 

Weight: 880 grams

Blade length: 68 cm /  26.8 inch

Blade thickness: 9 mm (base), 6 mm (middle), 2 mm (tip)

Blade width: 30 mm (base), 28 mm (middle) ,

                         25 mm (just before the slope starts) 

Murut sword, 19th century, Sabah (former English North Borneo)

 

 

 

Hilt:

Wooden hilt / Bi-coloured braided rattan in perfect condition / Brass sleeve with good dark glossy patina of use / One protrusion missing.

 

 

 

Blade:

Sturdy sharp laminated blade (clearly visible) in mint condition.

 

 

 

Sheath:

Wooden sheath / Scabbard mouth with Murut design, in perfect condition, / 4 metal bands of which three of them are covered with old tin foil) / Sideknifescabbard from (animal?) skin(sideknife missing) / Decorated with tufts of braided human hair (Murut style) / Scabbard tip broken.

 

 

 

Additional Info:

Though the scabbard tip is broken, and one protrusion is missing from the hilt, it is a very attractive and collectable sword for a very decent price, with beautiful laminated blade and as bonus the braided human hair at the sideknifescabbard tip.