Mentawa
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| Weapon type: | saber |
| Designations: | Mentawa |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Java , ethnic groups from Java |
| Distribution: | Indonesia |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
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The Mentawa is a saber from Java .
description
The Mentawa has a curved, heavy, single-edged and bulbous blade. The blade widens from the handle to the location and is curved in an S-shape. The back of the blade is slightly convex after the handle and has a step after about two thirds of the blade. Then the back runs slightly concave to the place. The cutting edge is strongly S-shaped. The place is pointy. The blades are usually made of pamor steel (a type of Damascus steel ). The magazine has a full-schmiedetes from the blade parry and is made of wood or horn . The pommel and the rest of the hilt are carved in the shape of a head from a mythical creature or the Indonesian Naga . The Mentawa is used by ethnic groups from Java.
Web links
Commons : Saber - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 89.