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Old 13th September 2016, 02:01 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by satsujinken
correct, that's exactly what I'd like to draw your attention here, I have seen several badiks and kerises lately, from bugis, and some of the old has some kind of gold - welded as "glue" (possibly) to weld cracks and some which used brass like that piece abova

is this a common practice ?
I could be wrong, but while this certainly is a Bugis style blade i am not convinced that it is actually from a Bugis smith.
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