A rather nice Barung

[Flavio]

Hi all!!!!

It's passed a lot of time from my latest post with some new stuff... Hope to have time to post soon some of my new pieces!
Anyway here we go! A rather nice barung, or barong if you prefer :D (thank you Gustav!!)
I made the rattan bindings with the tutor of this old, but always helpful post of Mr Yarom

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2701&highlight=Binding+Rattan

Than I have etched the blade and a nice lamination pop up. The rest is normal routin (silver cleaning, wood claening, etc...)
Hope you like it

Flavio ;)

[Sajen]

Very nice barung and perfect restore job! :)

Regards,

Detlef

[Flavio]

Thank you, Detlef :)

[CharlesS]

Lovely piece and nice rattan work. Congrats!

[VVV]

Nicely restoration!

Michael

[Flavio]

Thank you guys! :) It was a quite simple restoration project, indeed :rolleyes:
Now I have a question: do you think that the barung and the scabbard are contemporary? Seems to me that the scabbard is older respect the barung.... :shrug:

[Battara]

Nice piece and nice work - no I think the scabbard is late 19thc or turn of the century.

[kai]

Hello Flavio,

I wouldn't be surprised if both were contemporary. If one of them happens to be younger my vote would be the scabbard.


I have etched the blade and a nice lamination pop up.
Congrats, that's a new pattern for me! I've seen randomly-placed blotches but this one is different and most likely intentional. Neat!

Regards,
Kai

[Gustav]

I wouldn't be surprised if both were contemporary.




I had it in my hands and my opinion is, both scabbard and blade are antique.

[kai]

Hello Gustav,

I had it in my hands and my opinion is, both scabbard and blade are antique.
Yes, think so, too.

I implied Flavio's comment to mean that blade and scabbard were contemporary to each other (not contemporary as in modern); sorry for the glitch.

Regards,
Kai

[Spunjer]

excellent work on the rattan bands, Flavio! also, the blade itself looks shandigan (minus the swollen edge)... is it relatively light (overall weight)?

[Flavio]

Thank you all for your comments! I was thinking that the scabbard was late 19th century and the barung a little bit recent, but I'm not an expert at all, and this was just an idea that comes in my head. I'm in love this barung, I love it and I tried to restore the best I can :p What all you say, guys, just let me happier and more..... I can't post just some pics and say "Hey, look at this piece! Look at this excellent job I've done!" :p I want to read from you some other comments since it's a while that I can't partecipate to the forum and truth is that.... I miss you guys ;)
Anyway, thank you so much for your comments!

Spunjer, I'll let you know the overall weight :) but it's not so light....

[Battara]

Well I think you did a great job on the etching and on the rattan! :)

[Robert]

I'm in total agreement with everyone else on this, you have done a wonderful job on the etching and rattan work. Congratulations on this great addition to your collection.

Best,
Robert

[Rick]

Hello Flavio,

I wouldn't be surprised if both were contemporary. If one of them happens to be younger my vote would be the scabbard.



Congrats, that's a new pattern for me! I've seen randomly-placed blotches but this one is different and most likely intentional. Neat!

Regards,
Kai

I was thinking that those are places where the core is showing . :shrug:

[Flavio]

Thank you all guys :)