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Very nice kris moro, comments please?http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...0%3D%26fvi%3D1
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Bill , I think you bought a 1930's era sword ; albeit a nice fancy one .
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Nice sword. I would guess it's 19C Maguindanao. Not sure if the new owner is going to etch it, but I would not be surprised if it came out with a marble pattern.
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Hi,
I think that is one really nice keris. The inlay is simply marvellous!! Prices are subjective for sure. ![]() |
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Bill
I find it odd that the bidder who put in that big bid only has a few winning auctions and none of them are for antique swords. Lew |
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Yeh Lew , that is very suspicious ; especially when one reads the Seller's text regarding the sword's estimated worth ($1,000.00 ) .
Still , it is surely a purty sword . Bill, are you planning any hilt restoration ? |
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I also told the seller that I would not be bidding high, so he had no reason to even try a shill. Bottom line is that I think the seller is an ethical guy who would not bring in a shill bidder. Last edited by Bill Marsh; 28th July 2006 at 01:18 PM. |
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Another vote for etching!
![]() There seems to be some active rust, anyway, and just wiping the blade with warm vinegar might do the trick... BTW, that second-highest bidder did buy old blades before. Regards, Kai |
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I asked the seller to give my email to S*O*B* and see if he wants to network and or trade/sell blades, but no reponse. Ebay won't let me email him because we are not in a "financial transaction." (Through eBay) I am going on the supposition that he is not a shill bidder and maybe someone who also buys quality blades. The seller told me that several "experts" had looked at the blade before he listed it. Possible that SOB was one of these people. He may be someone I can network with. Would like his contact info if you can get it Best, Bill Last edited by Bill Marsh; 28th July 2006 at 01:15 PM. |
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Nice sword. Is there something significant about inlays? Such as does it signify a class the sword was made for? (I am guessing only the higher ups could afford inlays). Can they be identified to a region or perhaps a smith? Just curious, and am trying to add to my body of knowledge. Or are inlays just a matter of personel preference? |
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Welcome to the forum, Willie. Any chance you'd expand on this? ![]() |
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Thank you for the welcome, Andrew. I've been lurking here for quite sometimes but never posted. It seems that for what little knowledge about Moro sundangs were shared, the values of these would rise. There's good and bad to this; good, in that the sellers and dealers are making profit, and bad, because it creates an elite group to collect these heirlooms. With that, most collections are tucked away, giving future collectors no chance of acquiring it, or future scholars to study these magnificent weapons. Though forum such as these exist to educate the public, most informations that are given lately about these swords, are erroneous in nature, almost laughable at times (e.g., the silver hilted barung awhile back...).
I will share what I know about this twisted core, since I have seen this type appearing quite a lot recently, and at the least it would be something that future collectors can go by. But most of all, I have the blessings of my grandfather to share this knowledge. Twisted cores such as the one shown were reserved for the panglimas, and not datus. Datus were dime a dozen, but to be a panglima is something else. |
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Thanks for the info Willie,
Do you mind sharing your knowledge on the unusual silver hilted Barong (posted a while ago) also? Michael |
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Ok, Willie, I will show my ignorance here. What is a panglima exactly and what is the difference? (yes - lots of datus in the region).
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I think Panglima is a Malay word and implies much more than a Datu's lieutenant -- more in the nature of a general with command over a substantial number of warriors. Sometimes the terms Datu and Panglima are applied to the same person. That would suggest service to a sultan or other higher dignitary than a datu. I look forward to reading Willie's explanation of the term.
Ian. Edit: A Malay term Panglima Tertinggi refers to "Commander in Chief" Last edited by Ian; 3rd August 2006 at 12:24 PM. |
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Did a quick Google and found out that Panglima is a district chief/leader and Datu is a tribal leader. The Sulu Sultanate was divided into five larger districts, each governed by a Panglima. So I assume that the order is Sultan - Panglima - Datu?
I noticed that there were five districts (five=lima), is this a coincidence? In Swish of the Kris Panglima is translated as judge. Michael From http://www.answers.com/topic/tausug-people "...In 1390, Raja Baguinda landed at Buansa and extended the missionary work of Makdum. The Muslim Arabian scholar Abu Bakr arrived in 1450, married Baguinda's daughter, and after Baguinda's death, became sultan, thereby introducing the sultanate as a political system. Political districts were created in Parang, Pansul, Lati, Gitung, and Luuk, each headed by a panglima or district leader." Last edited by VVV; 3rd August 2006 at 03:40 PM. Reason: additional info and source |
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My wife says I have a twisted core. But she married me anyway. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Bill, you're in rare form today .
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1. A Warrior 2. A “lieutenant” to the Datu 3. A district chief or leader 4. A headsmen To make it more confusing, they were intermixing Malay and Philippine useage of the word. I do not know if there is any differences in the usage of the word Panglima, or if word has changed meaning over time. But if the Panglima was a "position" between the Sultan and the Datu, that would make this sword very special indeed! |
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But not the one that is the subject of this particular thread . I'm sure that the piece is very high end; but nowhere is it described as having a twisted core IIRC . |
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I finally woke up and looked into some research, specifically Peter Gowing's book Muslim Filipino-Heritage and Horizon (Queszon City: New Day Pub., 1979). He was the director Dansalan College, Marawi City and he writes:
"The office of panglima (personal representative of the Sultan)...carried certain perogatives and powers in Sulu..."(p.45) Of datus he writes: "There were (and still are) at leaset three kinds of datus in Moro society: datue-in-fact, daut-in-name, and royal datue. Datus-in-fact actually presided over a group of followers and /or controlled a give territory. Datus-in-name were as a courtesy called datus because they were born into aristocratic familiesd, while in reality they commanded no following and had no power."(p.47) He then goes on to mention that the royal datus were related closely as blood relatives to the sultan. In some ways it would seem that Willie may have a point, that it went: Sultan, Panglima, then Datu. Of course this was not as hard and fast, but a little fluid in influence and power. This might explain why some "datu class" pieces have very expensive gold, ivory, silver mounts and others less so, such a wide range. |
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