18C ivory hilt

[Bill]

Originally Posted by hideyoshi

I have seen a few examples of 19th Century Moro Fullered Krises with twisted core pattern, but never on 18th C. or earlier Moro Krises. It would be nice to see one.
Picked up this old Moro Kris a few weeks ago, nice dual fullering, but no twist core. The two archiac Moro Kris blades below with twist core pattern are much commonly seen.

I agree, it's not likely to come back as a "twist core" as the buyer might be hoping.
What is your opinion as to age of the one in this thread as well as the one you posted.
Details will be appreciated.

[hideyoshi]

Originally Posted by Bill

I agree, it's not likely to come back as a "twist core" as the buyer might be hoping.
What is your opinion as to age of the one in this thread as well as the one you posted.
Details will be appreciated.

Hello Bill,
Based on Cato's theory, the Moro Kris in this thread and the one I posted are very old, say 1700's. Also, the angle of the hilt is another indication, this style oftenly seen in older pieces (300 + yrs).
Here's another photo of the Moro Kris that I posted. enjoy

http://www.seegersystems.com/maro/origpics.html