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22nd February 2016, 11:21 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Witness Protection Program
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Thank you, Dave.
i believe Gavin has one as well. would be interested to see the pattern on his barung. yeah, i'm surprised that there's not more out there, given that there's relatively a lot of twistcore krises that came from sulu... |
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22nd February 2016, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Folks I saw this at the show and it is truly an older piece. And then to get a twist core - SCORE!
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22nd February 2016, 04:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Yes, they do exist.
I had taken this photos my self about 7 yrs ago. This twist core Barung is 21" long 3" wide and the spine is 1/2" thick (compare to the 1/4" standard patterned Barung Blades) and it tapers a bit not much half way to the tip. Very heavy! If you have a twist-core kris in your arsenal, compare that to your regular patterned blades, twist-core blades are way heavier and robust, now, put that in Barung blades! For study purposes only.
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22nd February 2016, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Greenville, NC
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...and don't forget the lovely, finely worked hilt carving and unique copper pegged scabbard!!
AND, that's the original tight rattan...all with the lovely glossy patina we all love!! I saw this one with Battara, Rsword, and Spunjer and it's, indeed, a lovely and interesting piece. Last edited by CharlesS; 23rd February 2016 at 12:42 PM. |
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22nd February 2016, 07:54 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Hello Ron,
congrats for this nice find. What you don't see at the first glance is most of the time the enjoyable surprise!  Regards, Detlef |
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