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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sweden
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Here is my latest restoring project - the hilt I found in UK 6 years ago, the sheath and blade in US 3 years ago and 2 weeks ago a goldsmith friend of mine finished the missing suassa details.
Michael |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: The Netherlands
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Nice work
![]() Did he make the suasa himself ? Best regards, Willem |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Singapore
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Nice restoration, Michael. It was a long journey indeed! The swasa wrapping around the bottom of the buah pinang would look more appropriate if it was about half its height.
![]() Beautiful blade btw. |
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I like the understated elegance of the early-mid period hilt too. V nice catch!
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Nice restoration! I do love suassa!
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Italy
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Amazing
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#7 |
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Thanks all,
Yes, he made the suassa himself after a receipe I gave him. But he told me that he sometimes used similar alloys himself because it's more durable than gold but didn't know that it had a name. Kai Wee, the reason it's so high is that we had to restore the buah pinang. Here is the old version of the hilt as I found it. Michael |
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