Maguindanao nobility kris

kino · 2nd June 2013, 09:22 PM

Gustav,It is indeed a kris for a nobleman. Congrats on an excellent find.
I wish it was as easy as visiting a U.S. flea market and finding such a piece (unless your name happened to be Spunjer). I've been to many flea markets with expectations of finding treasures and 99% of the time exiting the place with empty hands.

On the suassa dot on the blade, I'm leaning towards a forging flaw cover up. If the indentation was intentional, I think that it would have been placed in the center...my 0.02.

2nd June 2013, 09:22 PM	#4
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,018	Gustav,It is indeed a kris for a nobleman. Congrats on an excellent find. I wish it was as easy as visiting a U.S. flea market and finding such a piece (unless your name happened to be Spunjer). I've been to many flea markets with expectations of finding treasures and 99% of the time exiting the place with empty hands. On the suassa dot on the blade, I'm leaning towards a forging flaw cover up. If the indentation was intentional, I think that it would have been placed in the center...my 0.02.