Description: AN INDONESIAN DAYAK SWORD BORNEO, 20TH CENTURY
A simple forged iron blade, set into an animal hide and bone hilt, the pommel elaborately carved with a human head with a boar's head emerging from the top, the scabbard of relief carved wood bound with intricate woven plant fibre, with a deer horn toggle attached.
67cm long.
OTHER NOTES:
Please note the purchaser of this item will require a weapons licence and a copy will be taken upon collection
Condition Report: Condition:
Extensive rusting to the blade. Some chipping to one part of the pommel. No other visible faults or damage. (Please note the purchaser of this item will require a weapons licence and a copy will be taken upon collection) The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.