Rusty Moro Kris

Battara · 4th December 2010, 08:07 PM

Nice piece! I think the blade is older, say, early 1800s. I agree that it originally had 2 baka-baka and that the scabbard is Maguindanao. The blade could be, but it could also be Sulu (they did a lot of trade). The hilt, there was something around the top, perhaps a band of metal. It also may have originally had metal ferrul too, but this is now covered by the later wrap.

A nice piece. Good luck with the "power etching"!

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4th December 2010, 08:07 PM	#8
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Nice piece! I think the blade is older, say, early 1800s. I agree that it originally had 2 baka-baka and that the scabbard is Maguindanao. The blade could be, but it could also be Sulu (they did a lot of trade). The hilt, there was something around the top, perhaps a band of metal. It also may have originally had metal ferrul too, but this is now covered by the later wrap. A nice piece. Good luck with the "power etching"!