A Large Javanese Sundang Sword

A very large and very impressive edged weapon indeed.
The wood on the pommel and the sheath probably kemuning wood.

A bright ,long broad wavey blade with an extremely sharp edge approx 500 mm, the hilt bound in an intricate silver or white metal wire binding.

Overall approx 750 mm.


Sundang sword is tradition weapon used by the Bugis and Sulu. ‘Sundang’ is the name for a traditional weapon which originates from Mindanao in the south, and the Sulu archipelago in the southwest of the Philippines. The estimated origin of the sundang can be traced back to the fifteenth century, when Mindanao and the Sulu islands were tributary states of the Javanese Majapahit Kingdom (1292–1500). In the early stage of development the sundang, it functioned primarily as a symbolic weapon, and was valued as a sacred pusaka heirloom item. Through the course of time, the sundang gained a much more practical function; it soon became a weapon used for combat, and served the purpose of a genuine pedang sword.

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