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Old 20th April 2008, 01:42 AM   #5
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Very nice and rarely we could find badik with finely repoussed silver works with floral motifs. As Vandoo said, it's often found on klewang and pedang. I've seen it on Sumatran sewar as well. Normally we can expect this this kind of elaborate silver works pieces to be dated 19th century. The blade could be much older, maybe late 18th century where new silver fittings were added on later.
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