Aceh peudeung restored

Sajen · Yesterday, 11:46 PM

Lately I was able to add an Aceh peudeung to my collection. It was described by a German auction house as a firangi.

But after I have received it I have seen that it was in a very bad state, someone had attached the handle with a white compound mixed with steel wool but pushed the handle not deep enough to the blade, glued a green modern synthetic hand cushion inside the handle which made it impossible for an adult hand to grip it and the handle was badly corroded. It takes me some effort to open the handle and to remove this white compound completely. I bathed the handle long in vinegar to remove the rust. After all was cleaned I reattached the handle in the correct manner. Now it's a good peudeung, not a first class peudeung but a fairly nice example IMVHO. What do you think? All comments are welcome.
It's 91 cm long, blade 75 cm and 6,5 mm thick at the spine behind the handle.

Yesterday, 11:46 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,603	Aceh peudeung restored Lately I was able to add an Aceh peudeung to my collection. It was described by a German auction house as a firangi. But after I have received it I have seen that it was in a very bad state, someone had attached the handle with a white compound mixed with steel wool but pushed the handle not deep enough to the blade, glued a green modern synthetic hand cushion inside the handle which made it impossible for an adult hand to grip it and the handle was badly corroded. It takes me some effort to open the handle and to remove this white compound completely. I bathed the handle long in vinegar to remove the rust. After all was cleaned I reattached the handle in the correct manner. Now it's a good peudeung, not a first class peudeung but a fairly nice example IMVHO. What do you think? All comments are welcome. It's 91 cm long, blade 75 cm and 6,5 mm thick at the spine behind the handle. Attached Images