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Old 3rd April 2013, 06:47 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by kai

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.

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Kai
kai, there's as much variation of gunong blades as there are of krises, and no, this particular blade style is not visayan.
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