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Not had one of these before. See A van Z page 23.
Amanremu with hulu baba buya. Length is 72 cm with a 57 cm blade. Hilt is carved horn. Ferrule is silver with traces of removed decoration in gold / suassa. Look at the thickness of the blade near the hilt. Just about 13cm or 1/2 inch. It is a very heavy blade. Any comment welcome Regards Roy |
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Hi
To me the Y, horns were covered with silver sheet, it's too simple and too plain for me... But it's not my field... Kubur |
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Hello Roy,
very nice Amanremu you got there! ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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It's nice to see one of these handles that is not cracked.
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Hello Kubur,
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(Quite susceptible to wear & tear; not all examples seem to originally had this decoration though.) Regards, Kai |
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Hello Rick,
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![]() ![]() Actually, I tend to be very suspicious if there is no crack; this seems to be a genuine antique though! Regards, Kai |
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Hello Detlef,
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The large ones like this are probably Gayo (while well-provenanced examples from Alas remain elusive). Regards, Kai |
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Hello Roy,
Nice acquisition! These long and heavy examples most likely originate from the central/southern Gayo regions; currently I can't exclude an Alas origin while (western) Karo hilts usually show slight differences. Quote:
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Thanks for the comments.
I still think that something has been removed from the ferrule. It is possible that this has been repaired at some time, looking at photos of others on the interwebb does show my hilt to be somewhat unusual. Quite possible that there was silver on the horns. Not possible to tell now. I have been collecting S.E Asian since the late 70's and this is first time I have owned one of these. I have quite a few other Sumatran swords so although not rare, they are not common in the UK. This one is comparatively rare in my opinion. Regards Roy |
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Hi Royston. A very nice item, I've not seen one before. Are the horns purely decorative or do they have a deeper meaning?
Thanks for sharing. Miguel |
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Hello Miguel,
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Hello Roy,
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My other Sumatran swords.
Cheers Roy PS I will try close ups tomorrow |
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Great collection of North Sumatra swords!
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Kai, here you are. Not the best photos in the world but I think you will see whay I say there has been some "removal". I am sure there are traces of suassa remaining.
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A fine collection Roy, congratulations !
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Hello Roy,
Thanks for the close-ups! Quote:
There also has been some patching of the silver underneath and I was wondering whether also the suasa was patching: Looks more like an additional band though - possibly a quite early upgrade. Regards, Kai |
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