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14th June 2009, 05:38 PM
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14th June 2009, 05:46 PM
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Looks like it was artifically aged. Here is an old one for comparison. Yours has Aluminium ferrule which makes it post WW2 wood lacks any patina carving seems very fresh not older than 1970s-80s I think.
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14th June 2009, 05:53 PM
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14th June 2009, 06:20 PM
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15th June 2009, 05:33 PM
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All comments noted. Thanks.Mykeris.
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16th June 2009, 02:19 AM
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THE FORM IS OF COURSE A BARONG,THE BLOOD GROVE DOWN THE CENTER OF THE BLADE IS NOT SEEN ON NORMAL PHILIPPINE BARONGS AND IS THE FEATURE MOST UNLIKE A BARONG ON THE ITEM. THE DESIGNS ON THE BLADE DON'T REALLY STRIKE ME AS PURE PHILIPPINE THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THEM AND THEY DON'T FOLLOW THE USUAL FORMS I HAVE SEEN.
THE CARVEING ON THE WOOD IS VERY WELL DONE AND DEFINITELY THE WORK OF A PROFESSIONAL CARVER. PERHAPS IT IS MAYLASIAN OR BORNEO WORK AS TO AGE THE ALUMINUM IS USUALLY WW2 OR LATER. I PERSONALLY LIKE IT AND IT IS NOT A CHEAP TOURIST ITEM. PERHAPS IT WAS MADE FOR SOMEONE DURING OR AFTER WW2. CONGRADULATIONS 
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16th June 2009, 03:10 AM
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As I mentioned earlier this has the design and features of a Palawan barong. You can check earlier threads that mention this like this one:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=palawan |
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