19th August 2023, 10:06 AM | #1 |
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Bangkung for comment
Recently reset this old bangkung. I've no idea of its provenance though. Wondering if anyone else has a similar sample. It's 16in blade, 5.5in hilt. The blade has a wide fuller with some small outcroppings on the ricasso and blade tip. The hilt has a truncated silver ferrule similar to a barung's. It is nimble with modest heft. TIA!
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19th August 2023, 11:32 AM | #2 |
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Hello Ray,
Nice bangkung, I like the blade. When I understand you correctly you have reset the handle? Are you sure that it is the original handle? Handle style is similar to examples I've seen attributed to Palawan. Regards, Detlef |
19th August 2023, 12:33 PM | #3 |
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Halloo Detlef! Yep it's the orig handle; by reset I meant I removed the old adhesive, seperated the blade and hilt, then put them back together with modern adhesive interesting point on the Palawan angle!
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19th August 2023, 02:04 PM | #4 |
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Very nice. The fuller reminds me of the back of a quality mandau.
The same technique could be used. Kind regards, |
19th August 2023, 06:08 PM | #5 |
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Beautiful knife!
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20th August 2023, 12:06 AM | #6 |
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Very interesting bangkung. I'm thinking a Lumad, Borneo, or maybe Palawan origin, as Detlef suggested. It's fuller and hilt are unlike any Moro bangkung I've seen. Relatively short bangkung are fairly common in my experience.
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20th August 2023, 01:50 AM | #7 |
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Thanks for the compliments and assessments everyone!
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