Antique kalis for comment

[kai]

Thanks for sharing this beauty, Ray!

What makes Filipino and Bangsamoro traditional blades worth collecting and pondering over, are the odd ones or outliers that inspire further research.

D'accord!

By its measurements (22in blade, 5in hilt) this kalis would seem late 1800s

I agree with your estimate and it even could be early 20th century despite obvious wear. (OTOH, 22" is still on the smaller side and a blade like this could well be earlier IMHO.)

The gangya separation line is angled, and the tang is square.

Square or rectangular?

Regards,
Kai