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19th August 2020, 03:32 AM | #1 | |
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sorry to have responded so late, i used 2part epoxy to reattach the handle to the hilt (might be sacrilege to some?). i will try to polish the blade a bit more in the future when time allows. PBH |
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19th August 2020, 06:09 PM | #2 | |
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Not really when you have given the epoxy the correct colour. The blade shows a very nice pattern, worth to invest some time and elbow grease! Regards, Detlef |
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20th August 2020, 01:42 AM | #3 |
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What is nice about epoxy is that if something else happens to the piece, with heat you can remove the hilt (though more heat than traditional pitch).
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26th August 2020, 02:24 PM | #4 |
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Another barung with similar markings.
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26th August 2020, 06:14 PM | #5 |
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Here is mine with Chinese marks.
Would someone please translate mine too? |
26th August 2020, 06:35 PM | #6 |
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Jose, it appears that our barung share a common character closest to the hilt, although they have been struck slightly differently so that a part of each has not come out completely. They were likely struck with the same die and came from the same panday--quite a coincidence. Together they define the whole original character. We should get a good translation of that one.
Interesting that both blades come with better than average hilts (yours is excellent BTW) suggesting that these blades were considered high quality. |
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