Silver Hilted Gunong

[Battara]

Originally Posted by Ferguson

Wow. I've never even seen a picture of a silver hilt. Figures that you of all people, would come up with one. With your love of silver, it's just right that you should own it. That's just superb!
With the hilt shape, I'm thinking that it's fairly old. What do you think?

Congratulations my friend!

Steve

This is a toughy. Some would say that it was made in the 1930s due to the fact that ornate ones were the first tourist pieces made for the American soldiers then. However, I would say perhaps earlier due to the thinner hilt, maybe 1910s?

The thing that throws me is the smallness of the whole piece. During the 1920s and one they got bigger since blades were outlawed for Moros (too deadly in their hands). Could this be even earlier therefore? Not sure yet.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Battara

This is a toughy. Some would say that it was made in the 1930s due to the fact that ornate ones were the first tourist pieces made for the American soldiers then. However, I would say perhaps earlier due to the thinner hilt, maybe 1910s?

The thing that throws me is the smallness of the whole piece. During the 1920s and one they got bigger since blades were outlawed for Moros (too deadly in their hands). Could this be even earlier therefore? Not sure yet.

Very nice, how long is it?

Regards,

Detlef

[Battara]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Very nice, how long is it?

Regards,

Detlef

Overall in the scabbard, the piece is 9.5 inches or 23.75 cm long. Not huge but nice.

[Battara]

One last picture of the top of the guard done in okir:

[Battara]

I was doing a little more research and thought and I now would move the date of this piece back to the turn of the century. I base this on the hilt style and the diminutive nature of the piece.