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Originally Posted by Rick
Kino, do you have any guesses as to the age of this blade? I have a Kris (no gonjo) with almost the same okir work running down the center; I'm pretty sure it's 20thC work but pre-WW2 or post?
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Rick, I also had a kris (without hilt) that had similar okir work. IIRC, my blade did not have a separate
gangya and was not high quality. I estimated my example as being mid-20th C, probably post-WWII. Will try to find a file picture.
P.S. Rick, for comparison I tried to send you a (poor quality) picture of mine via PM -- but PM does not allow attachments
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So it's attached here for comparison. Not sure that it adds much to discussion of the
kampilan posted by Kino. It's an old file pic and poor quality, but I think it shows the engraving on the blade OK.
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