Kris/Kalis with straight blade

[David]

Wayne, i can only speak for myself, of course, but i certainly wasn't implying that just because some of these renovations may have been done outside the Philippines that you should have to now change them. Personally i probably would have left the bands on the sheath alone (well, maybe not the crimped one ), but unless i thought i could really improve the look of the thing i would probably leave it alone. I personally wasn't pointing out the renovations as a "bad" thing, just trying to establish what was what in that process.
I suspected the possibility of the silver gangya (and asang-asang). I have seen this before, but can't recall where. Congrats on that, a good score. I seriously doubt this was a Western renovation, though it may not have been the original.
On the pommel band, i think you might want to push that more towards the pommels that the top of the leather wrap is covered.

[kronckew]

the main crinkled scabbard band had to go, it was almost professionally crinkled/scalloped. the other one was also crinkled. looks like whoever did it used a needle nosed pliers to bend/fan it it may be salvageable. the other circumferentially grooved one just looked odd with the others gone. i almost left it. i'll make ome plain brass ones & reuse the grooved one. gives me something to do

i figured out the pommel piece needed to be back further after the photos. i've reposition it. will finalise it when i re-wrap.

i want to do the minimal amt. to the hilt, will likely leave the clamps as they are. they are NOT soldered by the way. the grip strip pieces are bent at the bolster end into an L shape and the end inserted between the baca baca and the ganja, flush with it and not protruding beyond the baca.

will decide more when the leather comes off. Primum non nocere.