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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd September 2022, 03:30 AM
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Posted By Battara
I'll try to get pics this weekend.

I'll try to get pics this weekend.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2022, 12:08 AM
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Views: 8,770
Posted By Battara
I would generally agree Jeff, but it would be...

I would generally agree Jeff, but it would be more helpful to see the actual pictures when you see it.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd September 2022, 12:03 AM
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Views: 14,766
Posted By Battara
Rob you bring up a very good point (all puns...

Rob you bring up a very good point (all puns intended :D). The tip is not the standard Moro tip nor is the over all profile angle of the blade itself.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th August 2022, 04:18 AM
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Posted By Battara
Rob you are on the money! The mid ridge should...

Rob you are on the money! The mid ridge should parallel the waves of the blade in a forged blade.

Some plain stock removal can be rough, but I've seen later kris and gunong have mono-steel stock...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th August 2022, 04:08 AM
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Views: 77,393
Posted By Battara
Here is one of my kris that although being 17c,...

Here is one of my kris that although being 17c, has a mono-steel blade. Hilt is made of sea cow ivory, silver, and swassa. The asana-asang is silver also.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2022, 11:42 PM
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Posted By Battara
Kai I agree with your dating of the blade. My...

Kai I agree with your dating of the blade. My nearly identical blade has lamination, and thus I would put mine at a little earlier.

Xasterix, I would agree that this type of peening or nail is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2022, 11:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,766
Posted By Battara
I forgot to mention that the okir on your gunong...

I forgot to mention that the okir on your gunong looks Maranao tribe to me. The blade is not forged like this but appears to be by stock removal. Nice burl wood scabbard and pommel.

Are the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2022, 11:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,766
Posted By Battara
I might place this in the 1920s-1930s. The later...

I might place this in the 1920s-1930s. The later it got in time, the bigger they sometimes got.

Here is one of mine that probably belonged to a sultan. It has sheets of chased gold on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th August 2022, 08:31 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 77,393
Posted By Battara
From the top of the blade, the okie, and the...

From the top of the blade, the okie, and the scabbard, this was originally a Maguindanao kris that might have belonged to a datu, but rehilted and "roped" at a later time.

I LOVE the blade. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2022, 11:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 17,584
Posted By Battara
Picture please Ian?

Picture please Ian?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st August 2022, 08:26 PM
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Views: 17,584
Posted By Battara
Charles I love the carving on the long one.

Charles I love the carving on the long one.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2022, 11:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 15,076
Posted By Battara
I love the silver work and carving. This is the...

I love the silver work and carving. This is the best repousse work I have ever seen on a dha!

I remember this up close and it is more impressive in person.

Could the plain bands be later...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th August 2022, 01:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,083
Posted By Battara
I thought as much. Thank you so much for your...

I thought as much. Thank you so much for your confirmation. Maraming salamat! :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2022, 04:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 17,721
Posted By Battara
Are the blades flexible?

Are the blades flexible?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2022, 04:49 AM
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Views: 11,083
Posted By Battara
Nice example Xasterix! I think you might be...

Nice example Xasterix! I think you might be right - usually one doesn't see a large tiger bell unless it is for talismanic.

Is there a status reason why the hilts are bronze/brass?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th August 2022, 03:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 20,646
Posted By Battara
I will only add that the green one may have...

I will only add that the green one may have belonged to a hajji - a Muslim who made the hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2022, 11:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 17,694
Posted By Battara
The scabbard though looks more Visayan to me. ...

The scabbard though looks more Visayan to me. Ian what are your thoughts?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2022, 01:08 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 54,498
Posted By Battara
The Moro barong and kris are from completely...

The Moro barong and kris are from completely different origins. The barong is more leaf shaped. It never takes the recurved shape of the kukri.

Regarding the kris mouth looking like a cho,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st August 2022, 12:46 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 23,338
Posted By Battara
My understanding is also that one is allowed to...

My understanding is also that one is allowed to wear green if one has been on the hajj.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2022, 04:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 188,001
Posted By Battara
Don't think it is Filipino - the metal tip is...

Don't think it is Filipino - the metal tip is wrong to me.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th July 2022, 04:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,329
Posted By Battara
Sort of looks that way doesn't it? Lots of wrap...

Sort of looks that way doesn't it? Lots of wrap and made of bronze or brass - both harder than copper.

Not seen anything like these.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2022, 12:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 39,123
Posted By Battara
Crazy impressive! :eek:

Crazy impressive! :eek:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd July 2022, 04:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 28,453
Posted By Battara
Perhaps over cleaned to where patina is missing...

Perhaps over cleaned to where patina is missing from the design grooves. That might explain a lot.

But mixing silver and nickel - not likely since the heat differentials would damage the silver.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st July 2022, 12:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 28,453
Posted By Battara
Although some parts look like they have a silver...

Although some parts look like they have a silver patina, other parts have strange hue. Might be good to go to a jeweler and have the metal tested for silver or nickel/copper content.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th July 2022, 11:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 15,824
Posted By Battara
Stock removal like this started in tunings in the...

Stock removal like this started in tunings in the 1920s I think, but I agree with Ian that this is probably post 1940s. It became very popular by the 1930s as the demand for laminated steel dropped....
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