NEWLY AQUIRED BARONG

kai · 1st February 2011, 08:05 AM

Hello Roy,

The blade seems to have a raised ridge along the edge - that would make it a shandigan barung. The blade could well be 19th c.; the pommel is from the first quarter of the 20th c. IMHO.

Regards,
Kai

Battara · 1st February 2011, 11:18 PM

I agree with you Kai. There might be the slight possibility that the piece is Samal, but the pommel looks more like 1st quarter of 20c.

1st February 2011, 08:05 AM	#1
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Roy, The blade seems to have a raised ridge along the edge - that would make it a shandigan barung. The blade could well be 19th c.; the pommel is from the first quarter of the 20th c. IMHO. Regards, Kai

1st February 2011, 11:18 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	I agree with you Kai. There might be the slight possibility that the piece is Samal, but the pommel looks more like 1st quarter of 20c.