THE OWNER IS UNKNOWN TO ME THESE WERE ONES I BID ON AT THE RECENT ITALIAN AUCTION AND DID NOT WIN. I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF CAPTURING THE PICTURES AND HAD HOPED TO ADD THE SWORDS TO MY COLLECTION BUT ALAS IT WAS NOT TO BE.
THIS AUCTION HOUSE DOES DO A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THEIR PICTURES AND HOPEFULLY THEY WON'T MIND ME USING THEM AS I DID AT LEAST BID.
THESE SWORDS AS WELL AS QUITE A FEW OTHER NICE ITEMS WERE FROM THE ESTATE OF A WORLD TRAVELER WHO VISITED QUITE A FEW COUNTRY'S CIRCA 1920 AND BROUGHT BACK SOME NICE ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN IN THE FAMILY UNTIL NOW. I AM ALWAYS WILLING TO PICK UP THE TORCH FROM THE COLLECTORS WHO CAME BEFORE ME AND BE THE CUSTODIAN OF SUCH ITEMS UNTIL ITS MY TIME TO PASS THEM ON.
THE MURUT DO USE BRASS FERRULES AND GUARDS ON THEIR PACKAUNE BUT THIS REMINDS ME OF TIBOLI OR BAGOBO CASTING TECHNIQUE BUT THE DESIGNS ARE WRONG. THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF CONTACT WITH THE PHILIPPINES ESPECIALLY THE MORO IN THAT PART OF BORNEO.
I AM GLAD TO KNOW MY USE OF ALL CAPS DOESN'T DEAFEN, BLIND , IRRITATE OR CONFUSE, THAT IS NOT MY INTENT ITS JUST MY STYLE.