An Oddball Moro Knife/Golok

CharlesS · 2nd July 2013, 06:51 PM

Just when you think you've seen it all with Moro stuff...set yourself up for a surprise.

Here is a Moro knife/chopper/golok in a form I have never encountered before. It is 22in. overall with a heavy, clever-like blade of typical Moro patter welded steel, measuring 14in. Note the unique chiseling at the ricasso and toward the down turned tip.

I have no idea what this one is called or if it shows up on the OLD Moro weapons boards.

The weight and balance of the thing does not make it perfect for a weapon, though certainly it could be pressed into service as one, no less than a kitchen clever could....and that's what it really feels more like, that is, a tool, or clever.

The scabbard is new. Philip Tom and I tried to develop something ethnically and aesthetically correct, though we had absolutely nothing to go on for a piece of this type.

Comments are welcomed.

Ferguson · 2nd July 2013, 07:28 PM

Lovely knife, and great work on the scabbard.

Steve

Sajen · 2nd July 2013, 07:33 PM

Hello Charles,

nice and interesting item, love the pattern of the blade. Very good job by the scabbard, it look like original.

Regards,

Detlef

Battara · 3rd July 2013, 03:18 AM

I think I have seen this ups of knife before somewhere in the past. What I saw would have been Moro, though without the same quality of hilt.

kai · 3rd July 2013, 08:30 AM

Hello Charles,

Congrats for grabbing this neat blade from the Higgins - did you try to inquire with them for the original collection notes? (In the auction, provenance was given for all other blades of the lot but this one...)

Granting a fair bit of artistic license, the attached pic may show the same blade type with a different hilt (old miniatures from Carlos' collection; no names given).

Regards,
Kai

CharlesS · 3rd July 2013, 12:35 PM

Hi Kai.

Thanks for the pic. I think the blade type is spot on, but it appears the board has sword types from all over and not necessarily Moro...is that correct? That makes me wonder what this miniature was being copied from.

Battara · 3rd July 2013, 06:40 PM

Another possibility is that it could be a traded blade......

2nd July 2013, 06:51 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	An Oddball Moro Knife/Golok Just when you think you've seen it all with Moro stuff...set yourself up for a surprise. Here is a Moro knife/chopper/golok in a form I have never encountered before. It is 22in. overall with a heavy, clever-like blade of typical Moro patter welded steel, measuring 14in. Note the unique chiseling at the ricasso and toward the down turned tip. I have no idea what this one is called or if it shows up on the OLD Moro weapons boards. The weight and balance of the thing does not make it perfect for a weapon, though certainly it could be pressed into service as one, no less than a kitchen clever could....and that's what it really feels more like, that is, a tool, or clever. The scabbard is new. Philip Tom and I tried to develop something ethnically and aesthetically correct, though we had absolutely nothing to go on for a piece of this type. Comments are welcomed. Attached Images Last edited by CharlesS; 2nd July 2013 at 07:15 PM.

3rd July 2013, 08:30 AM	#5
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,254	Hello Charles, Congrats for grabbing this neat blade from the Higgins - did you try to inquire with them for the original collection notes? (In the auction, provenance was given for all other blades of the lot but this one...) Granting a fair bit of artistic license, the attached pic may show the same blade type with a different hilt (old miniatures from Carlos' collection; no names given). Regards, Kai Attached Images

3rd July 2013, 12:35 PM	#6
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	Hi Kai. Thanks for the pic. I think the blade type is spot on, but it appears the board has sword types from all over and not necessarily Moro...is that correct? That makes me wonder what this miniature was being copied from. Last edited by CharlesS; 3rd July 2013 at 02:21 PM.

2nd July 2013, 07:28 PM	#2
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Lovely knife, and great work on the scabbard. Steve

2nd July 2013, 07:33 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,779	Hello Charles, nice and interesting item, love the pattern of the blade. Very good job by the scabbard, it look like original. Regards, Detlef

3rd July 2013, 03:18 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	I think I have seen this ups of knife before somewhere in the past. What I saw would have been Moro, though without the same quality of hilt.

3rd July 2013, 06:40 PM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	Another possibility is that it could be a traded blade......