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K Pasta, Dudes?
Here is the rest of the avatar. I got the 19th c hilt of silver, ivory, and swaasa from a WWII vet who got it when stationed on Mindanao. But the blade was WWII recent era and aweful. ![]() So Philkid got this Maguindanao 19th c blade with silver inlay (90% of which I had to replace) and is laminated. Again forgive my phone pictures. If I get better pictures, I will post them as well. Enjoy |
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Nice marriage Jose .
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Thank you Rick.
Here is the whole thing...... |
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You owe me a keyboard .
![]() Mine has shorted out due to recent excessive drool inundation . ![]() Schaweeeet ! ![]() |
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Sorry about the key board.........
Yeah I was pretty pleased. The blade had a modern ivory pommel and white metal hilt. The blade was in rough shape - rust, severe pitting, etc. I had to do a lot of grinding and polishing. Baka-baka clamps are silver and the inlay. I added the brass parts to the clamps and under the hilt (per Maguindanao tradition). Still, Philkid did a great job of getting the right kind of blade - right period, right tribe, right status. Couldn't get a better blade - Thanks Philkid! ![]() Perhaps next year I will make a new scabbard out of the old scabbard for this one. ![]() ![]() |
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ooooooooooooooh...
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Very nice Jose. Beautiful!
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Nice puppy!
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Nice work (I think)
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I see this thread only now.... Great job Jose, as usual, and wonderful kris
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Thank you Flavio. This was a nearly 2 year project (in between other people's work).
Soon I should be posting some better closeup pictures. |
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In the meantime, here are some pictures of the blade before restoration.....
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Here are some pictures I promised post restoration. Note: I don't believe this is a naga but a crocodile (notice the "legs" toward the front of the animal and the "heart" shaped parts toward the end.
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Sigh .........
![]() Jose, it's a bit hard to tell from the before pictures ; were the edges of this blade fairly ragged or was that just staining . It is freakin' magnificent . ![]() |
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OH thank you Rick. The edges were really that jagged - no staining. It took a lot of work to grind and polish the blade out.
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WONDERFUL!!!!!
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Hello Jose,
Congrats, that's great luck to have such a nice hilt available for replacement/restoration! Thanks for your efforts with the pics. Quote:
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I would think that the "hearts" were the stylized tail of the crocodile.
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Speaking of this hilt specifically, Did you make the hilt yourself, Jose? The ivory kakatua is stunning!
I remember reading another thread where I think you mentioned making the suasa for the hilt's fittings, but what about the rest of it? Is it a completely new hilt? If so I am twice as impressed! |
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Ah! I seem to have lost my attention span :P
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Swassa is tough stuff to make. I did not make a hilt out of swassa, but did make some swassa scabbard rings before (with the help of a friend).
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