Moro Kris

[Spunjer]

was just wondering if anyone in this forum won this specific kris:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=130085470287


i'm interested to know if the pommel is truly ivory, as the buyer described. it looks like kino's kemoh kakatua pommel kris he posted on this thread:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...2&page=2&pp=30


if a member won this, would you be kind enough to post some close up pictures of this kris, especially the pommel?


btw, the moro swords that were auctioned by that auctioneer defied any sense or rhythm, lol. what i thought was going for an easy grand, went for pre ebay price, and what appears to be a more modern kris went for more.



ebay. ya gotta love it...

[Rick]

Love the "Cane Knives" ......

[kai]

I'm sure Ron will like the Tabas - congrats!

Putting these Moro pieces on regular ebay would have resulted in a much better result for the original owner. And with next to no efforts invested, the auction house can easily live from its "buyers premia"...

[Spunjer]

thanks. been looking for a pair of cane knives like this in a while

[kai]

I could use one of these for splitting giant rattan...

[kino]

I won that Kris that Spunjer was inquiring about. The pommel is not bone. It might be Kemoh or a tooth of some kind. I'm no expert on Kemoh or teeth. The closeup photo of the pommel will reveal a pattern that doesn't fall into ivory or bone. Perhaps someone with a dental or marine biology can clarify this.

This Kris has it's Baka-baka missing. There's an aluminum band by the pommel which doesn't fit into the makeup of the Kris. Maybe the original one was removed with the Baka-baka. About 90% of the blade inlay is intact.

Thoughts anyone?