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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Netherlands
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Picked this one up yesterday. At first sight a nice one, but what do i know about these krisses. There are a lot of members with more knowledge than yours truley. I would like to hear your comments.
The hilt has an ivory end butt. The wood has a nice grain. Silver bands. Between these bands woven rattan and above the first band towards the blade a band with woven copper. The hilt is unremoveable attached to the blade. The blade has a very faint drawing on both sides and on the tip a copper dot. The scabbard is completely covered with cloth wich is lacquered. one band on the lower part of the scabbard. The end tip is missing. Should i clean this one or keep it the way it is? If i should clean it, how? How would the end tip have looked? |
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#2 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Hello Henk,
I am also still learning about this items so I can't answer your questions but want to say that I like this kris very much, congrats! ![]() Regards, Detlef |
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Thanks Detlef, at first sight it looks good.
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Looks like a Maguindanao kris, perhaps end of 19c. Nice work. The ron do have been worn off by the looks of things. Etch the blade and see what happens. Nice pice.
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Hmmm...that is interesting....the copper dot inlaid at the tip...is that something not uncommon among the Moro Kris? I've seen that in Burmese/Thai/Lao swords...interesting.
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#6 |
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Some Moro kris and kampilan have a copper or silver dot or dots on the blades.
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