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27th October 2009, 05:26 AM
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Sumatran / Bugis ID
Good day guys.
This might be a rather foolish thing to ask. But then again, I was neither good at IDing blade's origin, so here it is. Could you guys ID whether this blade's a Sumatran or a Bugis? It was in the posession of a German living in the Indonesia, who bought this 40 years ago there. Perhaps some of you guys have seen this blade... Thanks in advance. Moshah |
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27th October 2009, 02:20 PM
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These two things are not exclusive. It is possible to have a Bugis blade that is also Sumatran.
 I can certainly see the Bugis influence in this blade. Beautiful hilt as well. What does the sheath look like? |
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27th October 2009, 04:45 PM
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hmmm... the blade form looks familiar...
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27th October 2009, 05:09 PM
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Can be from both origin.
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28th October 2009, 01:31 AM
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David, purposely I didn't attached the sheath because it suggests bona-fide Bugis..
However, sheath can be deceiving, I never relied on them alone.. Kai Wee, which form is familiar to u? Mind sharing it here? BTW, could it be Palembang? |
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28th October 2009, 01:53 AM
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Bugis Riau?
 Which material is the handle?sajen |
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