Probably Sumatran and not Moro

[kai]

Originally Posted by Ian

Someone else bought a very nice sword, probably for the wrong reason.

Well, Michael will hopefully post better pics once he got it!

I doubt that he wants to get rid of it though...

[Spunjer]

Someone else bought a very nice sword, probably for the wrong reason. Sayang!

i wonder about that too, ian, if the winner bid on it with the intention of acquiring a moro piece or something else. if it's the former, it must be nice to have that kind of money to gamble, lol...

[VVV]

Dear Ian and others,

Just came back home and read your posts on my new sword.
Actually I wasn't aware exactly what kind of sword it was when I bid on it and I still don't know.
But I do know that I like it.
The blade looks Sumatran, the hilt looks a bit Borneo and the patterns on the scabbard looks a bit Sulawesi according to one of the main contributors to the van Z book who I discuss odd examples with now and then.
Most of my collection is "textbook swords" but as an enthusiast I find my several odd ones much more challenging and exciting.
Probably I share this interest with most of you?
Why else have a forum like this if you could find it all in Stone, van Z, Cato etc?

If anyone of you have a picture of a Katungung from the books of W Voltz (Kai or Ian?) I would really appreciate it.
I am a bit hesitant because of the lacking resemblence of the hilt etc. according to the van Z book (pict 534).
Hope to return the favour in the future...

Thanks,

Michael

[Ian]

Michael:

Please do post some more pictures here. The pictures with the sale were rather small and unclear.

Ian.

[VVV]

OK,

Michael