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Old 4th December 2021, 11:11 PM   #156
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Hi Xas,


I hope you don't mind me asking - what is the difference?

Given that modern makers seem to allow for quite a bit of room regarding shapes and flow of lines, I'd be inclined to tag both as (modern) barung blades...

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Kai
Hi Kai,

If you look closely, the blade profile is different than that of a fighting blade. The bottom one is used for utility That blade is called "manuk-manuk" or simply "sundang" among the Yakan. Very useful in the farm or jungle.
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