old style barung! Borneo?

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by kino

Found this Barung on eBay last month. Dimensions are probably close to the ex-members Barung. My blade is not as nice and I don't have a scabbard.
The dimensions are: blade length 10.75 in., widest part of blade 3.25 in., length of handle 7.75 in.

Maurice, what are the dimensions of your and the ex-members Barungs?

Kino that is also a beauty!
I like the condition of the horn punto. Is there somewhere a crack in it?

The dimensions of mine are (barung I mean ofcourse ): overall length 23,20 inches, blade length 13,75 inches, widest part of the blade 2,95 inches, thickness of the blade near the handle 8mm.

I don't know the measurements of Ben's barung, but the one he has and the one you have are more the same in shape I guess when looking at the images...they look more compact as mine.

Maurice

[kino]

Originally Posted by Maurice

I like the condition of the horn punto. Is there somewhere a crack in it?

Maurice

Forutunately the horn punto has no crack. i've taken some preventative measures by applying Vitamin E to it.
Just for fun, here is a photo of another sword that was attributed to Borneo from awhile back. What a size difference.

[Battara]

Kino that little barong you have is the first of it's type that I have seen that has a silver ferrule (below the horn punto). Vitamin E? - never thought of that.

Also I think that Ibeam and Cecil Quirino would call the larger barong in the picture a sipput barong. My understanding is that these are not as wide and perhaps longer than the average barong.

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Battara

Kino that little barong you have is the first of it's type that I have seen that has a silver ferrule (below the horn punto).

I have found the one, I was sure I had seen somewhere, with a silver ferrule below the horn punto, after a quick search.
This one is from the museum Leiden database.

Maurice

[Battara]

Thanks Maurice - great example.

[asomotif]

taken some preventative measures by applying Vitamin E to it

Is this serious ? what does vitamin E do to a dead piece of horn ?

[kino]

Originally Posted by Battara

Also I think that Ibeam and Cecil Quirino would call the larger barong in the picture a sipput barong. My understanding is that these are not as wide and perhaps longer than the average barong.

Battara, I'm not sure if the longer one is considered a Barung. The hilt is not your typical Barung hilt. Any thoughts?

Originally Posted by asomotif

Is this serious ? what does vitamin E do to a dead piece of horn ?

Relax dude.... It what was available at the moment, my wife was moisturizing her nails and cuticles with Vit.E . Wow ...just think, I almost used Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails

[asomotif]

It what was available at the moment, my wife was moisturizing her nails and cuticles with Vit.E .

Pfewwww. you got me scared there

[Battara]

Hi Kino,

Well it is possible it might not be a barong. At the same time, sipput barong blades are similar to your piece in question.

Here are some examples of 2 sipput barong (the second one I sold to Ibeam years ago):

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by kino

Forutunately the horn punto has no crack. i've taken some preventative measures by applying Vitamin E to it.
Just for fun, here is a photo of another sword that was attributed to Borneo from awhile back. What a size difference.

Incredible there is no crack in the horn part! It must have been preserved very well in the old days...
I will look later if I can find images of barungs like these with a silver ferrule like yours.
Funny contrast those two next to eachother. But I like the smaller "tubby" one more, but that is just my taste...