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Gavin Nugent · 15th December 2010, 08:52 PM

Thanks guys,

I deliberately left Suassa out of my initial comments knowing it is found on some of my Sumatran pieces and has the typical gold/copper hue... this piece pre dates them by about 150 years, is from Another region and has a copper/ silver hue.
Do the Dhafia purists refer to this sheath covering as Suassa? By another name?? Or is the term for this alloy unknown?

Gav

15th December 2010, 08:52 PM	#4
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	The Suassa Thanks guys, I deliberately left Suassa out of my initial comments knowing it is found on some of my Sumatran pieces and has the typical gold/copper hue... this piece pre dates them by about 150 years, is from Another region and has a copper/ silver hue. Do the Dhafia purists refer to this sheath covering as Suassa? By another name?? Or is the term for this alloy unknown? Gav