new Barong

[KuKulzA28]

I got it at a steal of a price... can I anyone tell me anything about this barong?

It's semi-faulty description read as:

"#2 Antique moro display leaf blade with wall metal hook up. This was found in a garage of a estate house sale in National City. The bolo is in very good shape, handle is made from metal with a carved wood? 19 inches inches long, metal blade 15 inches. Heavy display sword, dasty and rusty, needed cleaning. Sold as found."

It seems pretty good. The wooden handle is beautiful with a thin crack. The ferrule is wiggly and rotates, but when I swing it, and sometimes I swung it hard, the blade did not wiggle one bit. The blade has several little dings and chips. It has a very thin layer of rust on it, and I'm not sure if that's ok, but my gut feeling tells me it'll be fine as long as it don't get wet. It's blade is about 13 or 14" long, but I don't have a ruler. Edge is thin. Blade seems to have a slight concavity in the heart of it, below the spine, and above the edge where it thickens slightly. However it doesn't seem to be a shandigan. Seems good quality to me, maybe worth a restoration and a sheath made for it.

The photos don't quite do it justice.



Thanks for any comments, info, or advice