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ThePepperSkull · 28th November 2010, 03:37 PM

Nice! What's the blade length on that sucker?

I actually really like recent/modern made blades of southeast asia. Sure, they may not be as ornate or nearly as complex to forge as their antique predecessors, but they're still forged to shape most of the time, and I can't for the life of me resist a forged blade -- ESPECIALLY in an age where stock removal is so common in blade making. There's something about a blade that's been shaped by hand and hammer that I find really beautiful. Maybe it's because the stock removal option yields a more cookie-cutter result than a sculpted one? Perhaps I'm just overthinking it.

To everyone who has dated this: How recent is recent would you say?

If I had to venture a guess as to its origin, I've a feeling it's from Palawan, but I have no source to back that up so take this with a grain of salt. All I know is modern Sulu pieces have similar hilt forms, but are a little more detailed than this.

EDIT: Here's a pic of another member's older palawan barong. It looks a bit different so I'm rethinking my initial assessment.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...01&postcount=2

What could kukulzA's barong's origins be?

28th November 2010, 03:37 PM	#6
ThePepperSkull Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 338	Nice! What's the blade length on that sucker? I actually really like recent/modern made blades of southeast asia. Sure, they may not be as ornate or nearly as complex to forge as their antique predecessors, but they're still forged to shape most of the time, and I can't for the life of me resist a forged blade -- ESPECIALLY in an age where stock removal is so common in blade making. There's something about a blade that's been shaped by hand and hammer that I find really beautiful. Maybe it's because the stock removal option yields a more cookie-cutter result than a sculpted one? Perhaps I'm just overthinking it. To everyone who has dated this: How recent is recent would you say? If I had to venture a guess as to its origin, I've a feeling it's from Palawan, but I have no source to back that up so take this with a grain of salt. All I know is modern Sulu pieces have similar hilt forms, but are a little more detailed than this. EDIT: Here's a pic of another member's older palawan barong. It looks a bit different so I'm rethinking my initial assessment. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...01&postcount=2 What could kukulzA's barong's origins be? Last edited by ThePepperSkull; 28th November 2010 at 04:21 PM.