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Old 8th March 2013, 09:15 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Battara
An Indonesian lantaka, perhaps Borneo?
Indonesia is one thing, Borneo is another, no ?
But now i found an example with origin apparently attributed by a reliable source, said to be Moro from the Sulu Archipelago: HERE
I know nothing of these things, but the bamboo shoots (as per Willem) or fire tongues (as per local source) loock rather similar. Also the shaping of the barrel mouth and breech ring look familiar.
Does this make any sense ?


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