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Old 3rd January 2011, 06:27 PM   #31
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I like the condition of the horn punto. Is there somewhere a crack in it?

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Forutunately the horn punto has no crack. i've taken some preventative measures by applying Vitamin E to it.
Just for fun, here is a photo of another sword that was attributed to Borneo from awhile back. What a size difference.
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Old 4th January 2011, 03:49 AM   #32
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Kino that little barong you have is the first of it's type that I have seen that has a silver ferrule (below the horn punto). Vitamin E? - never thought of that.

Also I think that Ibeam and Cecil Quirino would call the larger barong in the picture a sipput barong. My understanding is that these are not as wide and perhaps longer than the average barong.
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Old 4th January 2011, 06:55 AM   #33
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Forutunately the horn punto has no crack. i've taken some preventative measures by applying Vitamin E to it.
Just for fun, here is a photo of another sword that was attributed to Borneo from awhile back. What a size difference.
Incredible there is no crack in the horn part! It must have been preserved very well in the old days...
I will look later if I can find images of barungs like these with a silver ferrule like yours.
Funny contrast those two next to eachother. But I like the smaller "tubby" one more, but that is just my taste...
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Old 5th January 2011, 03:36 PM   #34
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Kino that little barong you have is the first of it's type that I have seen that has a silver ferrule (below the horn punto).
I have found the one, I was sure I had seen somewhere, with a silver ferrule below the horn punto, after a quick search.
This one is from the museum Leiden database.

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Old 5th January 2011, 06:30 PM   #35
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Thanks Maurice - great example.
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Old 5th January 2011, 07:12 PM   #36
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Is this serious ? what does vitamin E do to a dead piece of horn ?
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Old 6th January 2011, 05:19 AM   #37
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Also I think that Ibeam and Cecil Quirino would call the larger barong in the picture a sipput barong. My understanding is that these are not as wide and perhaps longer than the average barong.
Battara, I'm not sure if the longer one is considered a Barung. The hilt is not your typical Barung hilt. Any thoughts?


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Is this serious ? what does vitamin E do to a dead piece of horn ?

Relax dude.... It what was available at the moment, my wife was moisturizing her nails and cuticles with Vit.E . Wow ...just think, I almost used Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails
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It what was available at the moment, my wife was moisturizing her nails and cuticles with Vit.E .
Pfewwww. you got me scared there
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Old 7th January 2011, 01:26 AM   #39
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Hi Kino,

Well it is possible it might not be a barong. At the same time, sipput barong blades are similar to your piece in question.

Here are some examples of 2 sipput barong (the second one I sold to Ibeam years ago):
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I am removing my pics from this thread to start a new thread regarding what I believe to be a Yakan barong.

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Old 16th December 2013, 09:09 PM   #41
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I am removing my pics from this thread to start a new thread regarding what I believe to be a Yakan barong.
Hello Charles,

I don't think it is a good idea to remove pics from a thread since this makes tracing the original discussion difficult or even impossible. If there is any new information later on, just add it to the thread possibly with a link or two. Just my 2 cents though...

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