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Gavin Nugent · 21st May 2011, 02:41 PM

Indeed it is a Balinese Wedung. See Zonneveld pages 152 & 153.

A good solid piece with black palm woon handle. The steel in these Bali knives and the Kudi Tranchangs is awesome hard and sharp iron, the edges and hardness have always impressed me.

I believe the dragon to be Naga Banda, see the image attached below that I presented here;

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=Bali+museum

The protrusion to the top was noted by a friend viewing the forum as looking like the beak or Garuda, when viewing the second image from a play viewed in Bali, I tend to agree as the Naga Banda and Garuda were carried on their own floats during the funeral ceremony.

Gav

21st May 2011, 02:41 PM	#3
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Indeed it is Indeed it is a Balinese Wedung. See Zonneveld pages 152 & 153. A good solid piece with black palm woon handle. The steel in these Bali knives and the Kudi Tranchangs is awesome hard and sharp iron, the edges and hardness have always impressed me. I believe the dragon to be Naga Banda, see the image attached below that I presented here; http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=Bali+museum The protrusion to the top was noted by a friend viewing the forum as looking like the beak or Garuda, when viewing the second image from a play viewed in Bali, I tend to agree as the Naga Banda and Garuda were carried on their own floats during the funeral ceremony. Gav Attached Images Last edited by freebooter; 21st May 2011 at 02:53 PM. Reason: Forgot to add