Piso Podang

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Piso Podang
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Information
Weapon type: saber
Designations: Podang, Piso Podang
Use: weapon
Region of origin /
author: 		Sumatra , Batak ethnic group from Sumatra
Distribution: Indonesia
Overall length: about 56 cm to 79 cm
Blade length: about 41 cm to 69 cm
Handle: Brass , silver , iron , hardwood
Particularities: Back cutting edge from 9 cm to 18 cm
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The Piso Podang , also called Podang , Pedang Pakpak , Pedang Shamshir , Podong , Shamshir or Talwar , is a saber of the Batak in Sumatra , Indonesia.

description

The Piso Podang has a curved, single-edged saber blade. The blade has one or two light to strong hollow grinds. The blades usually have a back edge that runs from the place to the handle. Their length is about 9 cm to 18 cm. The blades often come from European production. The back of the blade is concave , the cutting edge (Indonian: Mata Ni Podang or Baba Ni Podang) is convex . Some blades are made of Indian, Damascene like Parmor steel. The stapler is similar to the Talwars shaped and equipped with a cross-shaped Parier whose ends are designed diamantförmig- or notched. It is made of various metals or hardwood. The knob is shell-shaped and expansive to prevent the handle from slipping out of the hand. The sheaths are made in two parts from wood and fixed with metal or rattan straps. The influence of the Talwar from India led to the development of the Piso Podang. In some versions it is a mere copy of the Talwar. The name was transferred from the Portuguese "espadao" (pronounced espadang). There are different versions.

See also

literature

  • Achim Sibeth, Bruce W. Carpenter: Batak Sculpture. Editions Didier Millet, Singapore et al. 2007, ISBN 978-981-4155-85-4 , p. 426.
  • 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 , p. 595.
  • Nick Evangelista : The encyclopedia of the sword. Greenwood Press, Westport CT 1995, ISBN 0-313-27896-2 , p. 468.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Albert G. van Zonneveld: Traditional weapons of the Indonesian archipelago. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, Leiden 2001, ISBN 90-5450-004-2 , pp. 109-110.