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Originally Posted by Justin
littledirtnap :This does look like a very old and authentic knife ,but the hilt and blade dont match at all, the hilt looks like a gunong grip from the Philippines.
I seriously doubt that there are many keris that were actually made from meterites,and by many I mean very ,very ,very few.
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Originally Posted by Spunjer
the handle is most likely moro. it's posssible it's made out of banati wood. to be specific a gunong knife handle. there are some recent threads pertaining to gunongs. looks nice, tho...
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Thanks for the help guys!
As much as I'd like to believe the folklore that has been passed along with it, that it was an athame forged in Iceland from meteorite iron, I'd rather know the truth as much as possible. If anything, I'm very excited that this knife traveled that much farther to reach me, and I am taking very good care of it. I am tossing the idea around of making a replica-type of sheath for it. If I do so, I'll research for some time before beginning.
Yes, this handle is beautiful, and seems to me a bit younger than the blade.