Kris Moro for coments

[mariusgmioc]

I recently received my first Kris Moro straight from the Philipines.

As I am new to this type of Kris, any comments are welcomed.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

I recently received my first Kris Moro straight from the Philipines.

As I am new to this type of Kris, any comments are welcomed.

Hi Marius,

beautiful kris from the 19th century, nearly can't believe that you get it from the Philippines. The scabbard seems to be much younger as the blade.
Enjoy the polishing and etching and don't forget to show us some pictures later.

Best regards,
Detlef

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Marius,

beautiful kris from the 19th century, nearly can't believe that you get it from the Philippines. The scabbard seems to be much younger as the blade.
Enjoy the polishing and etching and don't forget to show us some pictures later.

Best regards,
Detlef

Yep, got it from the Philipines. They (FedEx of Philipines) wouldn't ship it to the Netherlands because they said it is forbidden by Dutch law. I had to press them to get better informed and in the end I got it.

Thank you for your comments and suggestion, but I am afraid it will have to wait a little in line before I will manage to give it the attention it deserves.

[CharlesS]

Absolutely lovely example from top to bottom....congrats!

The scabbard does look younger, but don't worry about that. How well does it fit the mouth of the scabbard?

Again, great find!

[Battara]

This is a nice Maguindanao datu kris. The grip might be later, but still early. However, the real worth is in the blade: one of the best datu class blades I've seen, even though there are a few missing silver inlays. Nice silver baka-baka clamps too.

As far as the scabbard is concerned, it might be later, but I'm not sure. It certainly is also Maguindanao in style. It would be good to test the scabbard bands to see if they are aluminum, white metal, or silver. If aluminum, then we are looking at the scabbard to be from the 1940s. If silver or white metal, then it was made earlier.

I'm a little surprised that there are anymore old kris available. Most of them are over here in the US, though I've heard that some are still hiding in the Philippines.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Battara

As far as the scabbard is concerned, it might be later, but I'm not sure. It certainly is also Maguindanao in style. It would be good to test the scabbard bands to see if they are aluminum, white metal, or silver. If aluminum, then we are looking at the scabbard to be from the 1940s. If silver or white metal, then it was made earlier.

After a second look I have to agree, the scabbard bands look first like aluminum but seems to be from silver or other white metal. And the wood look well used.