moro knife, please comment....

manteris1 · 12th April 2013, 09:15 PM

hi all, nice little punal, silver and bone 10" o/a...............thanks.............jimmy

Henk · 12th April 2013, 09:30 PM

Bone? Better place a close up of the hilt. Could be ivory. Nice catch.

Robert · 12th April 2013, 10:24 PM

Hello Jimmy and nice catch indeed!! Older style hilt possible ivory, I too would like to see close-ups of the hilt. As soon as Jose see this he will be able to give you an idea of where it was made and a time frame as well. If I had to guess (and that is exactly what it would be) I would say first quarter of twentieth century and possibly earlier. My congratulations on a great addition to your collection.

Best,
Robert

CharlesS · 12th April 2013, 10:57 PM

Nice catch Jimmy! I love the hilt's subtle curvature and the nice patination.
From this distance it does look like bone, but who cares??...it's a beaut!

Sajen · 13th April 2013, 10:32 PM

Agree with Charles, equal if it is bone or ivory, it's a beauty. Age I think turn of the Centurys.

Regards,

Detlef

manteris1 · 14th April 2013, 02:47 AM

hello all, i was wrong it is ivory ....................jimmy

manteris1 · 14th April 2013, 02:58 AM

ok........jimmy

Ferguson · 14th April 2013, 03:53 AM

Beautiful piece! Nice age. Gorgeous lines.
Steve

ariel · 14th April 2013, 07:55 AM

Could it be a rib bone? The 4th pic seems to show a longitudinal area looking like the remnant of the intercostal blood vessel/nerve path.
Any better pics?

Sajen · 14th April 2013, 11:34 AM

Hello Jimmy,

I am not sure, don't look really like ivory, more like well patinated bone, maybe whale bone.

Regards,

Detlef

ariel · 14th April 2013, 03:42 PM

It's morning and the lighting is better.... I seem to see multiple short parallel dark lines on the surface: if those are real and not artefacts of photography, dirt etc, they look like typical periosteal capillaries. Those are absent on the tusks.

CharlesS · 14th April 2013, 05:35 PM

I tend to agree; these pics seem to confirm the fact this it is bone, but once again, what's the big deal!...it's still a fine, gorgeous piece.

kai · 15th April 2013, 11:02 AM

Hello Jimmy,

I do like this punal/gunong! Looks like bone to me, too.
(More pics of this piece posted here .)

A close-up of the bolster area would be great. How do the details compare with this kris ?
(I don't want to suggest a close relationship but there seem to be some similarities.)

Regards,
Kai

Battara · 16th April 2013, 02:34 PM

Have Internet service at this moment. Can look at better once I get back into the USA but for now looks 1910s or earlier, and possibly Magundanao.

manteris1 · 16th April 2013, 07:03 PM

hi all, now that its daylight and i'm sober, of course its bone.....................jimmy

12th April 2013, 09:15 PM	#1
manteris1 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 114	moro knife, please comment.... hi all, nice little punal, silver and bone 10" o/a...............thanks.............jimmy Attached Images

12th April 2013, 10:24 PM	#3
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Hello Jimmy and nice catch indeed!! Older style hilt possible ivory, I too would like to see close-ups of the hilt. As soon as Jose see this he will be able to give you an idea of where it was made and a time frame as well. If I had to guess (and that is exactly what it would be) I would say first quarter of twentieth century and possibly earlier. My congratulations on a great addition to your collection. Best, Robert Last edited by Robert; 12th April 2013 at 11:02 PM.

14th April 2013, 02:47 AM	#6
manteris1 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 114	i'm wrong... hello all, i was wrong it is ivory ....................jimmy

14th April 2013, 02:58 AM	#7
manteris1 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 114	the pic's ok........jimmy Attached Images

12th April 2013, 09:30 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Bone? Better place a close up of the hilt. Could be ivory. Nice catch.

12th April 2013, 10:57 PM	#4
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Nice catch Jimmy! I love the hilt's subtle curvature and the nice patination. From this distance it does look like bone, but who cares??...it's a beaut!

13th April 2013, 10:32 PM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,418	Agree with Charles, equal if it is bone or ivory, it's a beauty. Age I think turn of the Centurys. Regards, Detlef

14th April 2013, 03:53 AM	#8
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Beautiful piece! Nice age. Gorgeous lines. Steve

14th April 2013, 07:55 AM	#9
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Could it be a rib bone? The 4th pic seems to show a longitudinal area looking like the remnant of the intercostal blood vessel/nerve path. Any better pics?

14th April 2013, 11:34 AM	#10
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,418	Hello Jimmy, I am not sure, don't look really like ivory, more like well patinated bone, maybe whale bone. Regards, Detlef

14th April 2013, 03:42 PM	#11
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	It's morning and the lighting is better.... I seem to see multiple short parallel dark lines on the surface: if those are real and not artefacts of photography, dirt etc, they look like typical periosteal capillaries. Those are absent on the tusks.

14th April 2013, 05:35 PM	#12
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	I tend to agree; these pics seem to confirm the fact this it is bone, but once again, what's the big deal!...it's still a fine, gorgeous piece.

15th April 2013, 11:02 AM	#13
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Jimmy, I do like this punal/gunong! Looks like bone to me, too. (More pics of this piece posted here .) A close-up of the bolster area would be great. How do the details compare with this kris ? (I don't want to suggest a close relationship but there seem to be some similarities.) Regards, Kai

16th April 2013, 02:34 PM	#14
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Have Internet service at this moment. Can look at better once I get back into the USA but for now looks 1910s or earlier, and possibly Magundanao.

16th April 2013, 07:03 PM	#15
manteris1 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 114	hi all, now that its daylight and i'm sober, of course its bone.....................jimmy