Piso-halasan
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Piso Halasan, Batak |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Sumatra , ethnic groups on Sumatra |
| Distribution: | Sumatra |
| Overall length: | about 76 cm |
| Blade length: | about 50 cm |
| Blade thickness: | about 1.27 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, horn |
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The Piso-Halasan or Eccat , Ekkat , Engkat , Piso Eccat is a sword from Sumatra .
description
The Piso-Halasan or Batak has a single-edged blade that is slightly curved in place . The blade runs slightly wider from the handle , becomes narrower in the middle, and widens again towards the location. The blades are mostly flat, rarely hollow ground and without a central ridge. Shortly before the handle, a sharp hook is forged on the cutting edge, which can be found on all weapons of this type. The booklet has a brass or silver ferrule , which is used for better fastening of the booklet. In some designs, the ferrule is designed as a small guard. The booklet is made from a horn of a deer species. The tip of the horn forms the pommel. The scabbards are mostly made of metal and richly decorated. The Piso-Halasan are used by ethnic groups from Sumatra.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , p. 107.
See also
literature
- Nick Evangelista : The encyclopedia of the sword. Greenwood Press, Westport CT 1995, ISBN 0-313-27896-2 .
- Jamaludin S. Hasibuan: Primitive art of the ancient Batak in Sumatra. Volume 1: Magico-religious instruments of the ancient Bataks. Yayasan KJ Mahoni, Medan 1982.
- 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 .
