Moro kampilan (?) Spanish American war era

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I attended a militaria show this weekend and purchased this interesting Moro sword. The dealer is a friend who acquired this and other Moro bladed weapons that were brought back by US soldiers from the Spanish American war. Some of the pieces (not mine) have old museum tags on them.

I bought this piece because of the dragon head handle and the overall good condition of it. I don't know if kampilan is the right term for this sword. The blade is not the typical kampilan style. It is very sharp, and as found slices paper quite nicely. There are markings on the spine of the blade, XXX. Not sure if these indicate anything or just decoration. The blade measures 17-1/2 inches/ 44.45cm.

The handle is horn, with a great carved dragon head. The handle appears to be pinned in two places to the tang. I've never seen this on a Filipino sword. I don't have any reason to doubt the age of the sword as presented to me, but would like the opinions of other members. Also, if it is indeed a product of the Moros. My friend still has another sword, similar to mine, a nice barong, and two Moro kris swords all from the same collection for sale. Hopefully I can acquire these at some point from him.

Regards,
Andrew