Go on... show us your Barung!!!

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Originally Posted by kai

Hi Xas,


I hope you don't mind me asking - what is the difference?

Given that modern makers seem to allow for quite a bit of room regarding shapes and flow of lines, I'd be inclined to tag both as (modern) barung blades...

Regards,
Kai

Hi Kai,

If you look closely, the blade profile is different than that of a fighting blade. The bottom one is used for utility That blade is called "manuk-manuk" or simply "sundang" among the Yakan. Very useful in the farm or jungle.