Hello Jose,
Congrats, this is ... ummm ... sweet...
Don't show it to your dentist though!
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There is a crossguard made of lower coin silver.
The blade and scabbard, however, are Moro with the blade being laminated in subtle patterns.
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I'd love to see it stained with higher contrast.
IMHO this blade is not a Moro punal/gunong - the tip is much more upswept than I have seen in any Moro punal; also the crossguard doesn't look like Moro work and the scabbard bands are not typical either. While there may be some influence/inspiration from the neighbors' weaponry, I'm inclined to believe that this is genuine Visayan craftmanship all over.
Regards,
Kai