SEA sword - Barong? Tourist?

jmings · 23rd July 2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian

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Hope this is helpful.

Ian.

It certainly is.
Thanks to all who commented as well.

Cheers

jmings · 30th July 2006, 05:38 AM

Well it's here and has distal taper, eliminating the machette theory.
From the wear on the COP I would say it had been in use for years.
I've not etched it at least not yet, so I can't say there was any diferential hardening.
The price was good and I'm happy.
It's nowhere the quality of my 2 Cold Steel barong not my Valient golok but it didn't cost as much as they did either.

ariel · 30th July 2006, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmings

Well it's here and has distal taper, eliminating the machette theory.
From the wear on the COP I would say it had been in use for years.
I've not etched it at least not yet, so I can't say there was any diferential hardening.
The price was good and I'm happy.
It's nowhere the quality of my 2 Cold Steel barong not my Valient golok but it didn't cost as much as they did either.

And the most important thing, it is not mass-produced.
I'd rather have a real thing that is simple and primitive than a factory-stamped, mechanically flawless, modern rendition of it!
Congratulations!
Sometimes, e-bay has pleasant surprises for those willing to look at bizarre listing titles.

30th July 2006, 05:38 AM	#2
jmings Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tebbetts, Missouri, USA Posts: 49	Well it's here and has distal taper, eliminating the machette theory. From the wear on the COP I would say it had been in use for years. I've not etched it at least not yet, so I can't say there was any diferential hardening. The price was good and I'm happy. It's nowhere the quality of my 2 Cold Steel barong not my Valient golok but it didn't cost as much as they did either.