12th April 2013, 08:15 PM | #1 |
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moro knife, please comment....
hi all, nice little punal, silver and bone 10" o/a...............thanks.............jimmy
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12th April 2013, 08:30 PM | #2 |
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Bone? Better place a close up of the hilt. Could be ivory. Nice catch.
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12th April 2013, 09:24 PM | #3 |
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Hello Jimmy and nice catch indeed!! Older style hilt possible ivory, I too would like to see close-ups of the hilt. As soon as Jose see this he will be able to give you an idea of where it was made and a time frame as well. If I had to guess (and that is exactly what it would be) I would say first quarter of twentieth century and possibly earlier. My congratulations on a great addition to your collection.
Best, Robert Last edited by Robert; 12th April 2013 at 10:02 PM. |
12th April 2013, 09:57 PM | #4 |
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Nice catch Jimmy! I love the hilt's subtle curvature and the nice patination.
From this distance it does look like bone, but who cares??...it's a beaut! |
13th April 2013, 09:32 PM | #5 |
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Agree with Charles, equal if it is bone or ivory, it's a beauty. Age I think turn of the Centurys.
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14th April 2013, 01:47 AM | #6 |
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i'm wrong...
hello all, i was wrong it is ivory ....................jimmy
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14th April 2013, 01:58 AM | #7 |
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the pic's
ok........jimmy
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14th April 2013, 02:53 AM | #8 |
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Beautiful piece! Nice age. Gorgeous lines.
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14th April 2013, 06:55 AM | #9 |
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Could it be a rib bone? The 4th pic seems to show a longitudinal area looking like the remnant of the intercostal blood vessel/nerve path.
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14th April 2013, 10:34 AM | #10 |
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Hello Jimmy,
I am not sure, don't look really like ivory, more like well patinated bone, maybe whale bone. Regards, Detlef |
14th April 2013, 02:42 PM | #11 |
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It's morning and the lighting is better.... I seem to see multiple short parallel dark lines on the surface: if those are real and not artefacts of photography, dirt etc, they look like typical periosteal capillaries. Those are absent on the tusks.
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14th April 2013, 04:35 PM | #12 |
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I tend to agree; these pics seem to confirm the fact this it is bone, but once again, what's the big deal!...it's still a fine, gorgeous piece.
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15th April 2013, 10:02 AM | #13 |
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Hello Jimmy,
I do like this punal/gunong! Looks like bone to me, too. (More pics of this piece posted here .) A close-up of the bolster area would be great. How do the details compare with this kris ? (I don't want to suggest a close relationship but there seem to be some similarities.) Regards, Kai |
16th April 2013, 01:34 PM | #14 |
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Have Internet service at this moment. Can look at better once I get back into the USA but for now looks 1910s or earlier, and possibly Magundanao.
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16th April 2013, 06:03 PM | #15 |
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hi all, now that its daylight and i'm sober, of course its bone.....................jimmy
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