Large slender Moro knife

Ian · 14th May 2018, 06:21 AM

This one just finished online and will be coming my way in the next few days.

It has an unusual blade for a Moro knife, being considerably narrower than a barung and perhaps more suited to stabbing than cutting. The silver punto and banati wood hilt are similar to what are seen on many barung.

Attached are several of the seller's pictures. The blade appears to be laminated but I'm not sure I can see a hardened edge. It's possible that this is a reworked barung, possibly one that suffered some serious edge damage. The cutting edge is angled adjacent to the punto, perhaps indicating that the original blade profile was wider than now.

According to the seller's description:

OAL = 19 7/8 inches
Blade = 14 1/8 inches

The hilt style suggests early 20th C manufacture.

Ian

14th May 2018, 06:21 AM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,200	Large slender Moro knife This one just finished online and will be coming my way in the next few days. It has an unusual blade for a Moro knife, being considerably narrower than a barung and perhaps more suited to stabbing than cutting. The silver punto and banati wood hilt are similar to what are seen on many barung. Attached are several of the seller's pictures. The blade appears to be laminated but I'm not sure I can see a hardened edge. It's possible that this is a reworked barung, possibly one that suffered some serious edge damage. The cutting edge is angled adjacent to the punto, perhaps indicating that the original blade profile was wider than now. According to the seller's description: OAL = 19 7/8 inches Blade = 14 1/8 inches The hilt style suggests early 20th C manufacture. Ian Attached Images Last edited by Ian; 14th May 2018 at 03:35 PM. Reason: Spelling