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kronckew · 19th August 2007, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Ferguson

... Is it an Indonesian badik?...
Steve

hi steve, yes. 8" laminated steel blade, plain horn (?) grip. the only one i have with a fully covered scabbard. it is wood with a horn throat piece & a wire decorated copper section about a 1/4 in. wide, followed by the yellow metal section which has a drag braised to it's tip. the blade has a kris-like tang wrapped in cloth to fit it to the grip as in a kris....(the blade tip is undamaged, the apparent missing bit is the terrycloth nap from the towel it's sitting on obscuring that bit a bit

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the photo of the short gunong was taken shortly after arrival, the corrosion has been brass brushed off & blade oiled, the scabbard is split wood with the silver fittings, the blade corrosion corresponded to the visible band of scabbard wood & the slight gaps in the sides, ie. the wood is not glued or sealed & a piece of paper will slide into the gap...one of my favourite knives. i use the photo as an avatar on another forum. only we could think of a 6.5 inch bladed knife as 'short'

Flavio · 19th August 2007, 10:00 AM

Thank you Steve, veryvery nice!!!!

Bill M · 19th August 2007, 05:02 PM

very nice punal, Steve. Expect another one next week.

Ferguson · 20th August 2007, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Marsh

very nice punal, Steve. Expect another one next week.

Thank you Bill.

Steve

Battara · 20th August 2007, 08:18 PM

Nice little collection of gunong!

Ferguson · 26th August 2007, 11:37 PM

Found another little one on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=002

It has a nice wooden scabbard, with one metal ring missing. The blade is pattern welded, although fairly low contrast, and is very sharp on both sides.
Here are 3 pics.
Steve

David · 27th August 2007, 12:07 AM

Wow, nice bargin Steve! Especially given all the talk on these forums about the jacked up prices these days. You have a good eye and this beauty certainly cleaned up nice, didn't it.

19th August 2007, 10:00 AM	#2
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thank you Steve, veryvery nice!!!!

19th August 2007, 05:02 PM	#3
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	very nice punal, Steve. Expect another one next week.

20th August 2007, 08:18 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	Nice little collection of gunong!

26th August 2007, 11:37 PM	#6
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Found another little one on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=002 It has a nice wooden scabbard, with one metal ring missing. The blade is pattern welded, although fairly low contrast, and is very sharp on both sides. Here are 3 pics. Steve

27th August 2007, 12:07 AM	#7
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Wow, nice bargin Steve! Especially given all the talk on these forums about the jacked up prices these days. You have a good eye and this beauty certainly cleaned up nice, didn't it.