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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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Very, very nice! There are others with similar length, see for example here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=gunong
Regards, Detlef |
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And the handle looks like tridacna (sp?) shell.
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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? |
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Thanks Steve, they sure do look like a match .
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Yes, look for example here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=tridacna |
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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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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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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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