New Kampilan for comment

[Battara]

Interesting piece. Missing the hair,the eyes, and the staple (perhaps on both sides of crossguard). A good polish would bring out the silver inlay. Brass chased cap on the middle of the crossguard is unusual and nice. May be laminated. Probably Maranao tribe. Congrats!

[Nirghosa]

thanks, I'm quite pleased.
yes, the brass plate is certainly a plus and a surprise. I got this on Craigslist and the pics did not display enough detail. "with great risk comes great reward!"
I already have plans to replace the hair and am considering the staple.
Haven't settled on a full cleaning of the blade or just minor. the possible lamination may decide that

[Sajen]

Congrats, nice kamp! After some restore work it will look great. I also like the plate.

Regards,

Detlef

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Nirghosa

thanks, I'm quite pleased.
yes, the brass plate is certainly a plus and a surprise. I got this on Craigslist and the pics did not display enough detail. "with great risk comes great reward!"
I already have plans to replace the hair and am considering the staple.
Haven't settled on a full cleaning of the blade or just minor. the possible lamination may decide that

Nice find and worthy of a conservative restore.
I think the blade will show a few nice surprises if fully cleaned.
I look forward to your finished touches.

Gav

[Nirghosa]

OK, here's a few pics after my initial "soft touch" cleanup. Only used mild oil on the handle and blade.

[kino]

It's looking better already. Like everyone, I too like that copper plate on the handguard.

Can you post photos of the kris. It looks like a nice one.

[Nirghosa]

Ah yes, that is my son's kris. I was taking pics of it for a friend.

[Nirghosa]

Here are the pics. It did not look this good initially. Was heavily rusted and bent.