Odd Ghost on Bugis Gandar

RobT · 21st June 2025, 01:04 AM

David,

Not only does your response show how common a ferrule at the bottom of the gandar is, it shows that I have a good degree of design latitude for making my reproduction. The one thing that all your examples show is that the metal band at the bottom is always accompanied by one just below the wranka. My sheath doesn’t show a ghost of this. I will try online searches to see if the metal at the bottom is always paired with one below the wranka.

Sincerely,
RobT

21st June 2025, 01:04 AM	#3
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 558	Thanks for The Info David, Not only does your response show how common a ferrule at the bottom of the gandar is, it shows that I have a good degree of design latitude for making my reproduction. The one thing that all your examples show is that the metal band at the bottom is always accompanied by one just below the wranka. My sheath doesn’t show a ghost of this. I will try online searches to see if the metal at the bottom is always paired with one below the wranka. Sincerely, RobT