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Wish I could answer you David. It looks modern (and thus I passed on it) with carabao bone, not horn. Some of the piercing work seems to me to be done much later, although this chasing work is good. Also I usually see bone scabbards like this on newer ones.
As far as the metals are concerned, it looks like copper and either nickel-silver or silver plated copper (also very common). Of course the only way to know for sure is to test the metal........ |
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Just to be clear Jose, i did not purchase this gunong. Just curious because i see all these "quality" Moro blades coming from this one seller all the time so he must be hooked up with somebody's workshop over there.
![]() I agree on the copper and "silver" could well be German silver (which actually has no silver at all). I would think that if it were real silver it would have been in the description as a selling point. ![]() |
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Definately modern but nice.
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The bone has been stained to look old; note the small patches visible on the 'silver' collar at the throat of the scabbard .
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![]() I am thinking nickel-silver (right - no silver content) because of the color of the metal. And Rick, a good point - I missed the white unstained areas. I wonder if the craftsman finished it and then the dealer stained it later...... ![]() Still nice metal work. |
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Yes, i think there is no arguing that there is nice craftsmanship at work here which is the opposite of most modern made Moro weapons entering the market today. Goes to show that these skills have not been lost.
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yeah, recent. it's an industry in Lanao del sur, specifically Tugaya. lots of these can be found in Davao and Ermita, the new antique district in Manila. here are some pics of locals in action:
http://www.pbase.com/timonera/tugaya&page=all |
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Thanks for that link Ron. It's exactly what i was looking for.
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