Gunong for comments

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by Ian

Hi Marius:

Nice gunong. I think your age estimate could be right. Maybe a little later--these are still being made, and the brass hilted ones are generally late 20th C. The okir looks like Maranao work.

Ian.

Hello Ian and thank you for your comment!

What is the "okir?"

The hilt is not brass but a copper based alloy (could be Cu-Ag or some kind of Souassa).

Regards,

Marius