Hello Suhaimi,
Thanks for sharing and congrats! I love the stylized and well-worn hilt as well as the other gorgeous fittings...
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This is a nice Minang pc that I have, The minangs are found in both Sumatra & the state of Negri Sembilan in Peninsula M'sia. Where this originated from in uncertain to me.
The blade is of the Malay Alang form.
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Is this based on the relatively straight blade profile? The base features look quite compatible with a Sumatran origin IMVHO? How well does the blade fit the scabbard?
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It comes in a few variety, and this particular form is known as the Bahari due to its size which is slightly longer then the Anak Alang form.
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At 11.5 inches, this blade doesn't seem to be longer than most Anak Alang I've seen. Also, aren't most Bahari from Sumatra and most Anak Alang from the Malay peninsula? (I thought I understood that the B vs. AA classification was more based on blade style rather than on length only?)
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The blade is interesting as it has been tampered with along only one side of the blade.
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How does it look on the other side? Could you please show close-ups of the upper third? At the moment this does look more like an unevenly exposed core to me rather than differential hardening of a single edge but this impression may well be wrong.
Regards,
Kai