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Old 31st July 2017, 03:01 PM   #1
Sajen
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Hello Roy,

very nice Amanremu you got there! So it's a Alas, Gayo or Karo sword. What a shame that the suassa (I think) pieces missing. Like Kubur write, it could be possible that the both horns of the hilt has been once covered with silver/suassa. Not necessary but by a piece with suassa very good possible.

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Old 31st July 2017, 03:27 PM   #2
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It's nice to see one of these handles that is not cracked.
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Old 31st July 2017, 04:04 PM   #3
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Hello Rick,

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It's nice to see one of these handles that is not cracked.
Probably hidden on the underside...

Actually, I tend to be very suspicious if there is no crack; this seems to be a genuine antique though!

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Old 31st July 2017, 04:07 PM   #4
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Hello Detlef,

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So it's a Alas, Gayo or Karo sword.
Karo and Pakpak examples seem to be on the shorter side.

The large ones like this are probably Gayo (while well-provenanced examples from Alas remain elusive).

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