Interesting Sundang

[kino]

Originally Posted by drac2k

Are there any other examples or was this a "one of," that somebody thought was a good idea?

I have seen holes on the ganya filled in.
Usually holes are filled in with precious metals. More prevalent in the holes near the tip of the Kampilan blades. Could be that, the area in your blade was filled in lieu of the missing holes.

According to Cato, some components (stirrups, bands, etc..), of the Moro swords are used as commodity to pay a debt or to purchase things. A sword is a safe place to keep something of value, the owner always know where his sword is. Then owner could just knock out a small piece of silver when needed.