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					Originally Posted by DaveS
					
				 
				Robert: Iv'e been told that the chinese marked their ingots of trade iron in  
this way.  I know that the moros often obtained some of their iron through 
trading.  I have another sword somewhere with this same mark, but i can't 
remember if it is on a kris or barong..........Dave. 
			
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 I believe there were also Chinese smiths amongst the Moros and that many Guangdong/Fujian-descent Chinese settled in amongst the Moros (and other Filipinos as well) and intermixed. 
I could be wrong but I vaguely remember some connection between Chinese smiths and Ankun barong?