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Old 27th October 2009, 05:26 AM   #1
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Default Sumatran / Bugis ID

Good day guys.

This might be a rather foolish thing to ask.

But then again, I was neither good at IDing blade's origin, so here it is.

Could you guys ID whether this blade's a Sumatran or a Bugis?

It was in the posession of a German living in the Indonesia, who bought this 40 years ago there. Perhaps some of you guys have seen this blade...

Thanks in advance.

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Old 27th October 2009, 02:20 PM   #2
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These two things are not exclusive. It is possible to have a Bugis blade that is also Sumatran.
I can certainly see the Bugis influence in this blade. Beautiful hilt as well. What does the sheath look like?
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Old 27th October 2009, 04:45 PM   #3
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hmmm... the blade form looks familiar...
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Old 27th October 2009, 05:09 PM   #4
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Can be from both origin.
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Old 28th October 2009, 01:31 AM   #5
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David, purposely I didn't attached the sheath because it suggests bona-fide Bugis..


However, sheath can be deceiving, I never relied on them alone..

Kai Wee, which form is familiar to u? Mind sharing it here?

BTW, could it be Palembang?
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Old 28th October 2009, 01:53 AM   #6
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Bugis Riau? Which material is the handle?

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