Interesting Maranao naga (?) gunong

[milandro]

I have seen several seemingly Philippino weapons (lately, since I was researching one which came in my possession) showing several elements mixed up together, some nicer than others.

I saw some time ago a weapon with a similar Ivory hilt on a wavy blade. I flirted for some time with the idea of buying it ( was for sale for a very long time) .


This example has a very nice grip but then the blade is of the more ordinary type .

I think these are fairly modern pieces. It may have been made for tourists.

I bought one kris of similar manufacture from someone whom told he had bought it in Singapore. I then saw several examples of the same quality . The hilt was a Maguindanao style but way simpler than the other Maguindanao that I have. I wasn't overly impressed with the weapon so I sold it on cheap to someone.