Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Nice heavy barung, pre-ww2?

kronckew · 18th August 2016, 05:12 PM

found this online at an auction house about a hour and a half drive from me. i was the only bidder on it yesterday, so got it reasonably, tho i had to drive to pick it up today.

only catalogue info was 'MORO BARONG SINGLE EDGED WEAPON IN WOODEN SHEATH 40cm' no other dimensions, provenance, etc.

25in. LOA in scabbard, 15.75 in. (40cm.) blade, 2.75in. wide, 4mm thick at the spine, 675 grams. heavy brass or bronze bands on wood grip with incised decorations. grip is 7in. long, the brass/bronze part is 2 3/8in. of that.
blade looks like it may have a hardened insert edge. convex grind edge needs a a bit of sharpening. i'm guessing it's early 20th c., pre ww2.

heavy wood scabbard looks glued, no signs of past bands, central ridge, seam opened on edge side i will glue down & rattan band it.

18th August 2016, 05:12 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	Nice heavy barung, pre-ww2? found this online at an auction house about a hour and a half drive from me. i was the only bidder on it yesterday, so got it reasonably, tho i had to drive to pick it up today. only catalogue info was 'MORO BARONG SINGLE EDGED WEAPON IN WOODEN SHEATH 40cm' no other dimensions, provenance, etc. 25in. LOA in scabbard, 15.75 in. (40cm.) blade, 2.75in. wide, 4mm thick at the spine, 675 grams. heavy brass or bronze bands on wood grip with incised decorations. grip is 7in. long, the brass/bronze part is 2 3/8in. of that. blade looks like it may have a hardened insert edge. convex grind edge needs a a bit of sharpening. i'm guessing it's early 20th c., pre ww2. heavy wood scabbard looks glued, no signs of past bands, central ridge, seam opened on edge side i will glue down & rattan band it. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 18th August 2016 at 06:28 PM.