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English: A rare 19th century 'shandigan' barung (barong). The short sword barung is commonly used by the Tausug Moros of Sulu archipelago. A shandigan-type barung is one with a swollen cutting edge.

The photo of the entire sword is here.

Another fine feature of this barung is the clearly visible exquisite lamination patterns. This close-up photo shows in great detail the said pattern.

Barung dImensions -- overall length: 545 mm (21 1/2 inches); blade length: 370 mm (14 1/2 inches), maximum blade thickness: 8 mm (5/16 inch).

Other uploaded materials by the same author are here:

(a) Luzon weapons; (b) Visayan weapons; (c) Moro weapons; and (d) Lumad (non-Moro Mindanao) weapons
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