Show us your bankung

[Ian]

Here are two of mine. The top one is a small bangkung, similar to the one posted by kino, in a mid-20th C. scabbard.

The second one is larger and was exhibited in the Macau Museum of Art's "History of Steel Exhibition" in 2006.

Ian.

[Hefezola]

Sharing mine

[Cthulhu]

Interesting piece, Hefezola. The way the scabbard is held together is unusual to my eye; I've seen many instances of wrapping all the way around the sheath, but not around little inset areas. But it gives a lot more space to show off the carving, that's for sure.

It's a little hard to get an overall impression of the item without a photo showing the whole thing at once, can you post one?

[Hefezola]

Originally Posted by Cthulhu

Interesting piece, Hefezola. The way the scabbard is held together is unusual to my eye; I've seen many instances of wrapping all the way around the sheath, but not around little inset areas. But it gives a lot more space to show off the carving, that's for sure.

It's a little hard to get an overall impression of the item without a photo showing the whole thing at once, can you post one?

Will send more pictures soon

[Sajen]

Just bought my first bangkung, funnily in Germany. Better pictures follow soon when I have received it. 67 cm long.
Comments are welcome!

[drac2k]

Very nice Sajen! Did the tag have a collection number on it or any other information?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by drac2k

Very nice Sajen! Did the tag have a collection number on it or any other information?

Thank you Drac2k, no, sadly the tag was partly missing and nothing from the original inscription was present when I received the sword so I have removed the old tag. Remaining is sadly only a discoloration in the wood.

Regards,
Detlef