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13th January 2007, 09:04 PM
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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! Steve Ferguson  
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13th January 2007, 09:24 PM
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EAAF Staff
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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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13th January 2007, 11:32 PM
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here's another one:
http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q...Picture186.jpg |
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17th January 2007, 10:32 AM
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Thanks Battara and Panday.
 Steve |
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17th January 2007, 01:26 PM
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Keris forum moderator
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Location: Nova Scotia
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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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17th January 2007, 06:48 PM
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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 Marcus |
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17th January 2007, 07:39 PM
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Keris forum moderator
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I'd say late 20thC Marcus. The pointy curves are a give-away.
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17th January 2007, 09:35 PM
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I agree with David 200%
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