recent ebay
 

Saw this on ebay, looked pretty good to me, what do you all think?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160866662216...84.m1439.l2649

Seems interest in Moro is waning?

hmmm....sorry i missed that or i might have bid. Looks like it needs a little TLC, but definitely a solid piece.
Not sure interest is waning (though i wouldn't mind that... ;) ), but sometimes a few slip under the radar. :shrug:

It is Maguindanao in origin (though the blade may also possibly be Maranao).

I agree with David in that a little TLC might be helpful.

Also interest maybe waning in the mid-range and low range pieces. High end pieces are still going strong (and getting much much harder to find).

Not to mention the listing title was not quite 'to the point' and could have been overlooked by a casual search .

Looks like someone got a '90's price on a good workmanlike war sword .

Cool . :)

Looks like a bargain! Did you win it MrRoss?
I bet all that 'fossilised' grease/cosmoline/varnish or whatever it is on the blade will come right off and it's going to be a beauty underneath.

I too have noticed the price of moro swords, including armor, slide a bit. Notable exception are the high-end pieces.

Wow....someone got a bargain!

Yes. I did snag it. I saw it there and figured that won't last long, since it looked like a good solid "user" at a very good price. Since it was there for longer than I expected as it was a "Buy It Now", I grabbed. You all are right it does need a lot of TLC. The grip is loose and the wrap while old is not correct. I also don not think the baca-baca is original as the fit is "off". The gold color is old varnish or shellac, it will come off as soon as I get time. I'm curious to see if the blade is lamenated.

The main reason I posted this is it did last so long on a buy it now, that coupled with very few moro discussions on this forum led me to believe interest might be slowing. There was a time when almost every week someone posted a really nice piece for discussion.

Battera, I have noticed there are very few real high end pieces anywhere. Hopefully we are just in a down cycle.

Part of the problem is that I think most of them have been scooped up by wealthy collectors (me being a notable exception :o ). Limited supply of these pieces.

Congrats! Looks like a good buy indeed.

I also saw the Buy it Now when it first went up and considered it.
But I am concentrating on Maranao pieces so decided to pass and see just how long it would last at that price :o
certainly a good bargain.

Hello Mross, I would also like to add my congratulations to the ever growing list. I thought that I would also add the auction pictures for later reference. I'm glad that I didn't see this before you did as I am trying to save some money for something else that I have located and this would have definitely set me back.:D Again, congratulations on a great score.

Regards,
Robert

What exactly are considered as high end pieces? Sorry, not so keen on this...

Sure here are some links;

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12180

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11599

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15912

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=Junggayan

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=Junggayan

That should give you some idea.

In addition to Mross' great list, here are 2 more:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ivory+kampilan

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ivory+kampilan