Bugis Alamang

[DaveS]

Here is a Bugis Alamang for comment. Blade is 19 inches long, 25 inches
overall with a horn hilt. The silver overlay at the top of the scabbard seems
to be a solid piece of silver except where the blade cut-out is. The scab-
bard is VERY top heavy. I can shine a light into the blade cut-out and it
seems to be one thick piece all the way down to where the wooden part
of the scabbard attaches. Any ideas as to why they use what seems to
be a solid piece of silver rather than a thin overlay........Dave