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BARUNG BATTLE DAMAGED
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Hello friends,
Sharing with you a battle-damaged barung that ultimately bacame a war trophy (from a siege- which I cannot disclose in Mindanao). Short histoty: Originally from a Moro warrior who was eventually killed (prior to the mindanao skirmish). Taken by a soldier as a war booty and used it as his personal blade. A bullet struck this barung, hence, the damage. A barung with a 15.5" blade/ over-all length of 20.5". Hilt: carabao horn with 'ivory' beak design in its pommel. A part of me tells me to have the barung restored (and lose all the traits it had in that Mindanao siege) and another part of me wants to leave it as is- with the history/story intact. what do you think? Kind regards Yves |
Depends on your intended purpose. If you intend to display it and highlight the provenance, best to leave it as is.
Besides, restoring this would greatly reduce the blade mass due to re-profiling. |
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Normally I'm for restoration, but in this case, I think this is an exception. Keep it as is for the history and provenance. Besides, it is beyond good reasonable restoration.
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barung battle damaged
Hi all,
Thank u all. I'd keep it that way. I've come to realize that the history/provenance of this blade is much more important as is. Kindest regards, Yves |
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Another good point (like the one on top of my head :D).
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0.45 was a powerful bugger.
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Hello Ariel,
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Damage more likely to be from a rifle. Even more so since this blade got hit when still sheathed... Regards, Kai |
Do we know when was this barung taken as a trophy? Smith-Wesson 0.45 was issued in 1911, but private purchase was sufficiently popular well before that.
No matter what, even if we are talking about the earliest 3-4 years of shooting war, using standard government issue 0.45-70 Gov’t Springfield "Trapdoor" rifle, this damaged barung is interesting not as a weapon per se, but as a part of history. Don't fix it. |
To fix this would be a travesty.
It would be like re casting the liberty bell because it has a crack If only it could talk! Regards Ken |
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