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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2024, 04:20 PM
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Posted By Sajen
You're welcome! :)

You're welcome! :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2024, 03:46 PM
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Posted By Sajen
For me it's mainly the scabbard construction with...

For me it's mainly the scabbard construction with the horn throat, the blade shape and to a lesser degree the style of the carving and the embossing on the siver mounts. Compare with another Sumatran...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2024, 03:16 PM
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Posted By Sajen
My small North Nias collection

My honest North Nias collection!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2024, 02:59 PM
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Posted By Sajen
One side of the blade is cleaned, done with a...

One side of the blade is cleaned, done with a Japanese rust rubber, the metal parts got rubbed with a towel only and the wooden parts got rubbed with a towel and linseed oil, no patina got removed.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2024, 09:46 PM
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Posted By Sajen
Hi Willem, Thank you! :) I don't will remove...

Hi Willem,

Thank you! :) I don't will remove any patina. But the blade will get cleaned but not polished, I only will remove rust and grease.

Regards,
Detlef
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2024, 06:13 PM
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Posted By Sajen
The charm ball

The charm ball has alternating real teeth and wooden teeth. The real ones are socketed with wooden pegs. The charm ball fits the socket from the scabbard well.
The belatu was collected between...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2024, 05:59 PM
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Posted By Sajen
More pics! Like you can see, shows the...

More pics!

Like you can see, shows the scabbard a tribal repair and the handle shows an encrusted patination, both I want to preserve.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2024, 05:52 PM
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Posted By Sajen
Here my own pictures from the belatu.

Here my own pictures from the belatu.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th April 2024, 05:47 PM
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Posted By Sajen
Belatu/Balato from North Nias

I've won a German auction with a lot of two swords, a belatu from North Nias and a pedang from Sumatra. When the auction was finished I noticed in another, unsold lot the charm ball for the scabbard...
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