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VANDOO · 21st November 2005, 12:05 AM

I WOULD GUESS THAT THE BLADE IS PROBABLY NOT OLDER THAN WW2 BASED ON ITS THICKNESS AND SIZE. THE HANDLE IS PROBABLY MORE RECENT BUT ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL FROM THE PHOTOS. IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A BARONG TO HAVE A BONE GRIP LIKE YOURS IT DOES LOOK GOOD THOUGH. I SUSPECT IT MIGHT BE EITHER HORSE BONE OR WATERBUFFALOW. THEY USE BONE QUITE A LOT ON HANDLES FOR THE BUTTERFLY KNIVES MADE IN LUZON CURRENTLY, I HAVE ALSO SEEN IT USED AS INLAY ON A FEW SCABBARDS OF OLDER KNIVES. THE BLADE MIGHT HAVE A NICE PATTERN AS THERE WERE STILL SOME BEING MADE BEFORE AND AFTER WW2 OF COURSE I COULD BE WRONG AND IT MIGHT BE A OLDER BLADE. PRETTY NICE FOR A FIRST

21st November 2005, 12:05 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I WOULD GUESS THAT THE BLADE IS PROBABLY NOT OLDER THAN WW2 BASED ON ITS THICKNESS AND SIZE. THE HANDLE IS PROBABLY MORE RECENT BUT ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL FROM THE PHOTOS. IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A BARONG TO HAVE A BONE GRIP LIKE YOURS IT DOES LOOK GOOD THOUGH. I SUSPECT IT MIGHT BE EITHER HORSE BONE OR WATERBUFFALOW. THEY USE BONE QUITE A LOT ON HANDLES FOR THE BUTTERFLY KNIVES MADE IN LUZON CURRENTLY, I HAVE ALSO SEEN IT USED AS INLAY ON A FEW SCABBARDS OF OLDER KNIVES. THE BLADE MIGHT HAVE A NICE PATTERN AS THERE WERE STILL SOME BEING MADE BEFORE AND AFTER WW2 OF COURSE I COULD BE WRONG AND IT MIGHT BE A OLDER BLADE. PRETTY NICE FOR A FIRST