More Philippine craziness

panday · 17th May 2006, 02:39 AM

Got the swords yesterday

The barung looked like this!
blade was all rusty and the scabbard was painted in black.

panday · 17th May 2006, 02:47 AM

After a few sanding and polishing

The barung has a beveled blade

Battara · 17th May 2006, 02:54 AM

Panday, I'd be curious to know if your tenegre has silver or tin parts. IF silver, I'm envious.

panday · 17th May 2006, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

Panday, I'd be curious to know if your tenegre has silver or tin parts. IF silver, I'm envious.

Not too sure Battara, but it buff to shine pretty quickly, not like the aluminum scabbard that I had on my WW2 Kris, is there a way to check?

Ian · 17th May 2006, 03:17 AM

Battara and Panday:

I'm thinking the sanduko bolo is decorated with aluminum sheet. There were quite a few knives coming out of the Visayas post-WWII with aluminum hilts -- I'm thinking of the knives from Cebu that usually have a date in the late 1940s and cast alumnum hilts with incised decorations. Aluminum polishes to a mirror finish very quickly on these hilts.

Looking at the metal on the hilt of this bolo, it seems that the applied metal sheet is rather thick -- it should be quite heavy if this is silver, if relatively light then aluminum.

Ian

Battara · 18th May 2006, 01:56 AM

Very true Ian. Panday, I do know that a jeweler would be able to test if it is silver or not. Ian, good point about the aluminum during WWII when shot down aluminum planes were plentiful. That is why I ask the question about the metal composition.

17th May 2006, 02:39 AM	#1
panday Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 50	Got the swords yesterday The barung looked like this! blade was all rusty and the scabbard was painted in black. Attached Images

17th May 2006, 02:47 AM	#2
panday Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 50	After a few sanding and polishing The barung has a beveled blade Attached Images

17th May 2006, 03:17 AM	#5
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,518	Maybe aluminum Battara and Panday: I'm thinking the sanduko bolo is decorated with aluminum sheet. There were quite a few knives coming out of the Visayas post-WWII with aluminum hilts -- I'm thinking of the knives from Cebu that usually have a date in the late 1940s and cast alumnum hilts with incised decorations. Aluminum polishes to a mirror finish very quickly on these hilts. Looking at the metal on the hilt of this bolo, it seems that the applied metal sheet is rather thick -- it should be quite heavy if this is silver, if relatively light then aluminum. Ian

17th May 2006, 02:54 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Panday, I'd be curious to know if your tenegre has silver or tin parts. IF silver, I'm envious.

18th May 2006, 01:56 AM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Very true Ian. Panday, I do know that a jeweler would be able to test if it is silver or not. Ian, good point about the aluminum during WWII when shot down aluminum planes were plentiful. That is why I ask the question about the metal composition.