Kampilan with unusual Thalassic guard form

[Ian]

Bill:

I think your guard and handle have been reworked/replaced. The ensemble looks rather pristine and the carving on the handle lacks a little of the refinement and patina of older examples. From the general pattern, I would guess second half of 20th C, Maranao work from the Lake Lanao region, where many of the more recent Kampilan hilts have originated.

Ian.