Bangkung for comment

[xasterix]

Recently reset this old bangkung. I've no idea of its provenance though. Wondering if anyone else has a similar sample. It's 16in blade, 5.5in hilt. The blade has a wide fuller with some small outcroppings on the ricasso and blade tip. The hilt has a truncated silver ferrule similar to a barung's. It is nimble with modest heft. TIA!

[Sajen]

Hello Ray,

Nice bangkung, I like the blade. When I understand you correctly you have reset the handle? Are you sure that it is the original handle? Handle style is similar to examples I've seen attributed to Palawan. :shrug:

Regards,
Detlef

[xasterix]

Hello Ray,

Nice bangkung, I like the blade. When I understand you correctly you have reset the handle? Are you sure that it is the original handle? Handle style is similar to examples I've seen attributed to Palawan. :shrug:

Regards,
Detlef

Halloo Detlef! Yep it's the orig handle; by reset I meant I removed the old adhesive, seperated the blade and hilt, then put them back together with modern adhesive :) interesting point on the Palawan angle!

[Copycat]

Very nice. The fuller reminds me of the back of a quality mandau.

The same technique could be used.

Kind regards,

[wildwolberine]

Beautiful knife!

[Ian]

Very interesting bangkung. I'm thinking a Lumad, Borneo, or maybe Palawan origin, as Detlef suggested. It's fuller and hilt are unlike any Moro bangkung I've seen. Relatively short bangkung are fairly common in my experience.

[xasterix]

Thanks for the compliments and assessments everyone! :D