Bankung with Scabbard ebay

Battara · 6th July 2011, 10:41 PM

Greetings folks. Thought I would post this for our archives. This is a bankung that ended abruptly on ebay. Enjoy.

mross · 6th July 2011, 10:51 PM

Blade shape to me does not look right.

Battara · 6th July 2011, 11:05 PM

I admit that the blade shape is not wider at the end for a good or perhaps early bankung. It may also be a variation of the genre. Hard to tell.......

Atlantia · 6th July 2011, 11:33 PM

LOL, eBay showed that to me in the 'heres what other people are watching' section.
No entry for 'Bankung' in Stones, can someone elaborate?

tom hyle · 7th July 2011, 02:31 AM

note the baca/asang

CharlesS · 7th July 2011, 04:31 AM

Noticing the indention at the top of the scabbard for the hilt ferrule, it does not look like a correct fit. ....just wondering if the two were "born together"?

ThePepperSkull · 7th July 2011, 08:32 AM

(Nothing to do with the blade of origin-- but what is the wood used for the sheath? Is it some sort of palm wood? I have a Pira with a scabbard made of identical wood and was just curious)

tom hyle · 7th July 2011, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlesS

Noticing the indention at the top of the scabbard for the hilt ferrule, it does not look like a correct fit. ....just wondering if the two were "born together"?

I noticed that, but often on Mindinao Malay sheaths that socket is actually round, so that the part where it crosses the face of the sheath is narrower than the center of the ferule, but the center of the socket is as wide as the ferule, which is also round.

tom hyle · 7th July 2011, 07:41 PM

it's not palm. It appears to be tree wood; note the "knot" palm is a cycad, not a tree, and doesn't have branches as such, so no knots. Also, it has a rather distinct apperance, more similar to "interlocking" grain of some tropical trees (ex monkeypod and tropical mahagony).
Does the sword fit in the scabbard? we see it in a not-fully-inserted position twice?

Battara · 8th July 2011, 12:19 AM

Atlantia - you will find bankung in the back section of Cato's Moro Swords.

Charles - a good point about not being originally together.

The Pepperskull - maybe palm wood, but I have seen narra wood like this too. Not too sure.

Atlantia · 8th July 2011, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

Atlantia - you will find bankung in the back section of Cato's Moro Swords.

Charles - a good point about not being originally together.

The Pepperskull - maybe palm wood, but I have seen narra wood like this too. Not too sure.

LOL,
Thanks Jose, then all I need is a copy of Robert Cato's Moro Swords.

Best
Gene

Rick · 8th July 2011, 05:24 AM

Has it become as scarce as The Grail these days ?

There's usually 1 ot 2 floating around; no ?

Battara · 8th July 2011, 07:21 AM

According to Cato yes, however I would modify it as earlier ones are rare, later ones maybe not, like pira - older ones rare, but not later ones.

6th July 2011, 10:41 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Bankung with Scabbard ebay Greetings folks. Thought I would post this for our archives. This is a bankung that ended abruptly on ebay. Enjoy. Attached Images

6th July 2011, 10:51 PM	#2
mross Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 478	Blade shape to me does not look right.

6th July 2011, 11:05 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	I admit that the blade shape is not wider at the end for a good or perhaps early bankung. It may also be a variation of the genre. Hard to tell.......

6th July 2011, 11:33 PM	#4
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	LOL, eBay showed that to me in the 'heres what other people are watching' section. No entry for 'Bankung' in Stones, can someone elaborate?

7th July 2011, 02:31 AM	#5
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	note the baca/asang

7th July 2011, 04:31 AM	#6
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	Noticing the indention at the top of the scabbard for the hilt ferrule, it does not look like a correct fit. ....just wondering if the two were "born together"?

7th July 2011, 08:32 AM	#7
ThePepperSkull Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 338	(Nothing to do with the blade of origin-- but what is the wood used for the sheath? Is it some sort of palm wood? I have a Pira with a scabbard made of identical wood and was just curious)

7th July 2011, 07:41 PM	#9
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	it's not palm. It appears to be tree wood; note the "knot" palm is a cycad, not a tree, and doesn't have branches as such, so no knots. Also, it has a rather distinct apperance, more similar to "interlocking" grain of some tropical trees (ex monkeypod and tropical mahagony). Does the sword fit in the scabbard? we see it in a not-fully-inserted position twice?

8th July 2011, 12:19 AM	#10
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Atlantia - you will find bankung in the back section of Cato's Moro Swords. Charles - a good point about not being originally together. The Pepperskull - maybe palm wood, but I have seen narra wood like this too. Not too sure.

8th July 2011, 05:24 AM	#12
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Has it become as scarce as The Grail these days ? There's usually 1 ot 2 floating around; no ?

8th July 2011, 07:21 AM	#13
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	According to Cato yes, however I would modify it as earlier ones are rare, later ones maybe not, like pira - older ones rare, but not later ones.