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I just fell in love with this when I first held it. Feels like an extension of my arm. Well-balanced, light, serious even with a thick blade. The unusual handle holds very well. One of my favorites.
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Beautiful barong Bill. This piece has a shandigan blade correct? If not too much trouble could you post the measurements to go with the photos for later reference. One last question, do you plan to reset the blade to the correct depth in the hilt or will you leave it as is? My congratulations on this wonderful addition to your collection.
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Hello Bill,
I'm with Robert - very nice Yakan barong! Also the scabbard looks genuine. Any age guess for the latter? Quote:
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I agree that it would be good to try to set the blade (and ferrules) if it can be done without invasive actions. Regards, Kai |
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Thank you for your compliments. |
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Nice barong Bill. I like the blade quite a bit, but i would not consider this a "shandigan" blade myself. Other's mileage may vary.
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David, just had a moment to comment. I would not all it a shandigan. I think this one is shandigan |
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I was not aware that a shandigan blade required a sharpened top edge. I was going by the protrusion on the bottom of the blade next to the hilt and that the blade itself looked to have a double bevel. Here is a photo of one of the two examples I have in my collection. I do not believe that I have ever taken ones of the other, but if I have I will post a couple of it as well.
Best, Robert P.S. Neither of the examples I have include a sharpened area (false edge) on the top of the blade as shown in Bill's last photo. ![]() Last edited by Robert; 10th January 2019 at 05:48 AM. |
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Yup, Robert is correct: a shandigan does not need to have parts of the back of the blade sharpened!
Aside from the strong edge bevel, I‘d only look for a more or less distinct fuller between the bevel and the back of the blade. Regards, Kai |
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