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[lemmythesmith]

Hi Ganja, I attributed the "tangguh" of the horseshoes by the shape and size of them-there's one shoe which has (had!) a wavy edge and very large nails, this is characteristic of very early shoes of the 12th to 13th century CE, the other shoes are wide and thin with six holes-typical of the 15th and 16th century CE. Later shoes tend to be much thicker. It's a bit like keris tangguh-differant periods have differant characteristics. Works much nicer than more modern iron too!! Probably smelted with charcoal so there may not be as many impurities. There's a wee bit of Roman iron in there too....

[ganjawulung]

Originally Posted by lemmythesmith

Hi Ganja, I attributed the "tangguh" of the horseshoes by the shape and size of them-there's one shoe which has (had!) a wavy edge and very large nails, this is characteristic of very early shoes of the 12th to 13th century CE, the other shoes are wide and thin with six holes-typical of the 15th and 16th century CE. Later shoes tend to be much thicker. It's a bit like keris tangguh-differant periods have differant characteristics. Works much nicer than more modern iron too!! Probably smelted with charcoal so there may not be as many impurities. There's a wee bit of Roman iron in there too....

Fantastique,

So we are waiting for your European Jalak Budo...

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