Sharing a pair of gunongs

Sajen · 21st June 2025, 09:20 AM

And I disagree with your assessment, I am very positive that the one with the aluminium fittings is the older one!

The one with the aluminium fittings I would place around the middle of the 20th century (1940 - 1960), the other one I would place around 20 years later.

And yes, I guess that the pommel from the later one is from horn but it's lacquered, so I would remove the paint with 000 steel wool and polish it again.

Regards,
Detlef

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21st June 2025, 09:20 AM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,278	And I disagree with your assessment, I am very positive that the one with the aluminium fittings is the older one! The one with the aluminium fittings I would place around the middle of the 20th century (1940 - 1960), the other one I would place around 20 years later. And yes, I guess that the pommel from the later one is from horn but it's lacquered, so I would remove the paint with 000 steel wool and polish it again. Regards, Detlef