DAGGER FOR ID

rickystl · 21st April 2017, 12:43 AM

Hello all.

I'm posting this for a friend. Does anyone reconize the style/origin of this dagger? Possible age ? Thanks for any help. Sorry for the poor pics.

Rick

kronckew · 21st April 2017, 12:55 AM

phillipino punal: aka moro gunong, pre-ww2? amybe pre ww1/spanam wars. looks like a nice one, in need of a clean. comes in a variety of sizes and some with waves.

mine:

Battara · 21st April 2017, 03:47 AM

Yes this is a Moro gunong from Mindanao Island. It might be from the Magindanao tribe, perhaps the 1920s.

The mounts might be silver but need to be cleaned.

kino · 22nd April 2017, 05:09 AM

The surface of the pommel looks interesting. Is the pommel bone or wood?

Sajen · 22nd April 2017, 12:40 PM

Hi Rick,

may I ask you how long this example is? I think that it is a souvenir gunong similar to the here shown example: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...1&postcount=72
or the small examples from Ron here in down: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...6&postcount=63 They can be seen in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=gunong
This would mean that it is much later as 1920.

Regards,
Detlef

rickystl · 22nd April 2017, 05:45 PM

Thank you ALL for your kind responses. I knew it would be helpful to ask the experts on this Forum. LOL. I'll ask about the handle material. Thanks again.

Rick

Battara · 24th April 2017, 04:16 AM

Better pics would be so helpful too............

russel · 24th April 2017, 05:26 AM

I'm also curious to see better images, and to know the length. By the look of the typed page which it is photographed against, it seem very small.

21st April 2017, 12:43 AM	#1
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,623	DAGGER FOR ID Hello all. I'm posting this for a friend. Does anyone reconize the style/origin of this dagger? Possible age ? Thanks for any help. Sorry for the poor pics. Rick Attached Images

21st April 2017, 12:55 AM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,184	phillipino punal: aka moro gunong, pre-ww2? amybe pre ww1/spanam wars. looks like a nice one, in need of a clean. comes in a variety of sizes and some with waves. mine: Attached Images

21st April 2017, 03:47 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,221	Yes this is a Moro gunong from Mindanao Island. It might be from the Magindanao tribe, perhaps the 1920s. The mounts might be silver but need to be cleaned.

22nd April 2017, 05:09 AM	#4
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,002	The surface of the pommel looks interesting. Is the pommel bone or wood?

22nd April 2017, 12:40 PM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	Hi Rick, may I ask you how long this example is? I think that it is a souvenir gunong similar to the here shown example: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...1&postcount=72 or the small examples from Ron here in down: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...6&postcount=63 They can be seen in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=gunong This would mean that it is much later as 1920. Regards, Detlef

22nd April 2017, 05:45 PM	#6
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,623	Thank you ALL for your kind responses. I knew it would be helpful to ask the experts on this Forum. LOL. I'll ask about the handle material. Thanks again. Rick

24th April 2017, 04:16 AM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,221	Better pics would be so helpful too............

24th April 2017, 05:26 AM	#8
russel Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 236	I'm also curious to see better images, and to know the length. By the look of the typed page which it is photographed against, it seem very small.