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26th March 2017, 05:05 PM | #1 |
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Punal, Gunong with and unusual blade
I just acquired this punal which appeared to me, in my limited experience to have a very large and unusual blade.I have encompassed larger blades, but not as substantial; it measures almost 11.75" long, 2.25"wide and 3/8" thick at the base of the medial ridge (in the middle).It is razor sharp.
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26th March 2017, 06:27 PM | #2 |
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Very, very nice! There are others with similar length, see for example here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=gunong
Regards, Detlef |
26th March 2017, 07:05 PM | #3 |
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And the handle looks like tridacna (sp?) shell.
That's really a beautiful example. |
26th March 2017, 07:21 PM | #4 |
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Thank you both for the compliments ;Detlef, thanks for pointing out an earlier post on these punals.I agree that mine is very similar, yet I can not stress how heavy the blade is.
Rick, I was wondering what the material was.It didn't feel like resin, or bone or ivory; I never considered shell.Do they grind it up and reform it into the shape of a handle? |
26th March 2017, 07:23 PM | #5 |
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Thanks Steve, they sure do look like a match .
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26th March 2017, 07:44 PM | #6 | |
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Yes, look for example here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=tridacna |
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26th March 2017, 08:35 PM | #7 | |
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If it is cold to the touch and feels more like stone than ivory, then giant clam is the best guess. Regards, Kai |
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26th March 2017, 08:40 PM | #8 |
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I think you and Rick are correct ; even at room temperature, if I put the handle on my face, it feels very cool.
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26th March 2017, 07:14 PM | #9 |
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Very nice! I have a couple that large but NICE large ones are fairly unusual. Another is at
Large gunong Steve |
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