Nice gunong. Looks like it may be original and complete to me, but then I dont have the benefit of seeing it person. All the hallmarks of an older piece, from blade, to hilt, to scabbard, to materials (Mexican silver dollars were standard currency by early US administrations in PI for many years), etc... Nothing much to add. Though the hidden assassin weapon part, Ive seen it come up in records and memoirs, eg. this dagger was used to kill so and so it was hidden in the turban, etc... But then I cant say this how common this was. My own feeling is that it may have been a rare occurance, like hiding other weapons, but was not the intended daily wear. There are pictures of guongs being worn more openly, and not hidden. Given how plain the vast majority of the older ones are, my own feeling is that they were not intended as assassin weapons, but rather the utility side was more common. The older ones definitely feel more comfortable in the hand to use than the newer ones, and the majority of the old ones I have encountered, given their age, have shown quite a bit of usage which would seem in keeping with a utility origin. Oh, well just some of what I have seen and thought, but anyways just another guess.
As for the Bataangas piece, the Xtian areas, particularly around the Katipunan era, did have a resurgence in traditional forms, and one sees daggers with kris blades popping up with greater frequency. I do not know if we can truly call these piece gunongs, but I figure punal de kris would work just as well.
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