Klewang Sanget
| Klewang Sanget | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | sword |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Indonesia , ethnic groups from Borneo , Kalimantan Province |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Overall length: | about 66 cm |
| Blade length: | about 51 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The Klewang-Sanget is a sword from Borneo .
description
The Klewang-Sanget has a curved, single-edged blade. The blade widens from the handle to the location and has neither a central ridge nor a hollow grind. The place is cut off at an angle. The booklet has no guard and is made of wood. The pommel is carved in a shape common in Borneo. The scabbards are made of wood. The Klewang sanget is used by ethnic groups in Borneo. It's a version of Klewang .
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 72.
literature
- George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times. Together with some closely related subjects. With an introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 (Reprint), pp. 361-363.