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1st April 2013, 03:35 AM | #1 |
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Moro Kris ebay
Greetings folks!
One or two dealers have told me in the past year that Moro has plateaued and interest has dropped. Although low end and perhaps some mid-range pieces have plateaued, this ebay Moro kris makes me question this assumption. It just went for $1177. The pommel is wood, the hilt bands are silver and woven rattan, and the baka-baka are steel and silver. Here are the pictures. Enjoy! |
1st April 2013, 04:00 AM | #2 |
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Worth a Gamble?
Hullo everybody!
Some of the bidders were prepared to bid higher than they would normally because they felt that they could 'see' a twist-core in the making. Best, |
1st April 2013, 04:02 AM | #3 |
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I placed what I thought was a high bid but got left in the dust rubbing my eyes in awe of the closing bid
I like this Kris with the double fuller. I wonder if the steel clamp is a replacement, it's just constructed and attached in a different manner than the silver one. |
1st April 2013, 02:09 PM | #4 |
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amuk, that would be an expensive gamble, lol.
Al, I don't think it is. the patina around the asang2x appears to be correct. also the clamp that hold it appears to be original. if it was a replacement, it must have been done a long time ago. what was the item number on this? |
1st April 2013, 03:24 PM | #5 |
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Yeah, I had what I thought was a high bid but did not win. I think it is a very nice kris and would of loved to add it to my collection. However unless the pictures are really bad I do not see a twist core in there.
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1st April 2013, 10:52 PM | #7 |
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I cannot imagine somebody had an expectation this could be a twistcore blade looking at this picture.
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2nd April 2013, 11:00 PM | #8 | ||
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Hello Jose,
Nice kris - I do like the blade, neat work! Definitely not twistcore as pointed out by Gustav and others already. I wouldn't place high hopes on the goldish spot either... Quote:
I'm also with you that (despite continued interest in the traditional collecting communities) interest in the countries of origin is going to rise more and more in the future. Quote:
I'm with Albert that the upper one from steel looks like a replacement: it's of rather thin material and lesser craftmanship; also the brass strip attaching it looks like somewhat later work (placed on top the silver bands and older braided twine under the rattan). However, like Ron, I believe both to be genuine Moro replacements and already in use for considerable time before this piece got "collected"... Regards, Kai |
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