Go on..... show us your Sumara

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Maurice,

very nice example! Seems to have a nice pamor. please post more pictures when you have received it.

Regards,

Detlef

OK Detlef, I got it and was very pleasantly surprised of the quality, which wasn't shown in the images of the seller clearly.

I'm collecting Borneo, but think I will not be able to trade/ part with this one, as it's a pure headhunting sword (though from Celebes).
Look at the complicated knotted hair at the handle of one of the victims!

Also a great surplus is that the blade is covered with tin. As I said before this was done with swords which had taken heads! Unfortunately some rust comes through here and there, but I decided not to clean it, avoiding loosing some of the tin (which I definately not want).


Regards,
Maurice