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Old 16th December 2022, 08:21 PM   #1
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Merry Christmas my fellow blade enthusiasts!
I have a couple of new Christmas additions to share for your enjoyment.
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Old 17th December 2022, 12:21 AM   #2
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Jealous,
I covet that Malay Sundang extremely.

Very nice acquisitions.
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Old 17th December 2022, 02:12 AM   #3
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Ooh la la, very nice.

I also made an Asia-themed Christmassy purchase today: a Nepalese kora. Not received yet, but looking forward to it.
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Nice pieces. I LOVE the Malay sundang. The Sulu kris is nice too.

And the barong looks like it deflected 2 bullets.

Looking forward to the kora!
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Nice. For the Malay piece, the pommel would be a later Moro addition?
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Nice. For the Malay piece, the pommel would be a later Moro addition?
The hilt on the Malay Kris appears to be original and the collar is correctly slotted for where the copper retaining strap would have connected the asang-asang, although it is missing. The style of the silver wrap and the carving of the pummel is also consistent with Malay kris. I will post a couple of others with similar characteristics from my collection and a more detailed pic of the subject kris.

On the Barong, the bullet idea is a real possibility as the blade is very well forged and the two “divots” would have been clear imperfections. The blade actually has a very defined nickel lightning pattern that runs up the blade length.

Super excited for all three additions!

Thank you all for the comments… Merry Christmas and happy hunting!!!
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