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Old 9th March 2021, 12:52 AM   #2
Battara
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Wow! I was thinking that this is Sulu based on the front and back of the ganga, and the motifs on the swassa bands.

Age? - This has aspects of the late 1700s (ganga line, the band motifs) but characteristics of the late 1800s (size of blade, pommel size). So I would place the piece between the 1830s - 1850s?

BTW - by the patina I can tell that the silver parts are really silver, but are the swassa parts (lacking patina) truly swassa? Have you tested these?

Congratulations on this great example and thanks for posting this.

Maraming Salamat!
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