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Old 13th January 2007, 09:04 PM   #1
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Default A little gunong or punal

Hello friends,
Picked up this sweet little gunong on Ebay. Another forumite and I both bid in the last seconds (sorry). It has a very well forged blade with faint lamination. Overall length is 9 3/8". The handle is banati (?) and the guard and ferrule are a copper alloy. No scabbard. Thanks for your comments!

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Old 13th January 2007, 09:24 PM   #2
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Could be an early example. I think the guard is brass and a little more etching would bring out the laminations. IF you need a scabbard email me at battara@hotmail.com.
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Old 13th January 2007, 11:32 PM   #3
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here's another one:
http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q...Picture186.jpg
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Old 17th January 2007, 10:32 AM   #4
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Thanks Battara and Panday.

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Old 17th January 2007, 01:26 PM   #5
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I agree with Jose, definitely looks like an older example. Beautiful wood as well. Good score, it's getting really hard to find the old ones these days. Mot of what you see on eBay is post WW2.
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Old 17th January 2007, 06:48 PM   #6
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Default my punal

Any comments for me on this one:

http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/~papke/pics/blades/punal01.JPG

http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/~papke/pics/blades/punal02.JPG

http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/~papke/pics/blades/Hilt03.JPG

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Old 17th January 2007, 07:39 PM   #7
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I'd say late 20thC Marcus. The pointy curves are a give-away.
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Old 17th January 2007, 09:35 PM   #8
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I agree with David 200%
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