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I recently acquired this moro Kris sword with ivory pommel , when I received it the blade was covered in like dark brown varnish and so removed this carefully to reveal the blade which has a quite scuffed surface , im don't know a great deal about these swords , I would like to more about this sword age etc and how to maybe restore it and the best way to get the light scratches out ,
many thanks mat Last edited by chiefheadknocker; 27th September 2018 at 10:26 PM. |
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I would place this as possibly from the late 1700s or early 1800s, Sulu region, and is of chieftain class.
If the moderators would move this to the Ethno section where we can continue the discussion. |
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Agree with Jose that this is probably an early 19th C. Sulu kris. The traditional finish on the blade would be to polish it with very fine sandpaper and then etch the blade to show its pattern. There are many threads here that discuss etching Moro kris, and I would suggest using the search function on this site to obtain a wealth of more information.
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A lovely example of this "archaic" type! Congrats!
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David I thought of that, but there aspects of the Ganga and the forte areas that are very early and appear archaic. This blade is either an anomaly or later blade with archaic styles (unheard of so far).
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