moro knife, please comment....

[manteris1]

hi all, nice little punal, silver and bone 10" o/a...............thanks.............jimmy

[Henk]

Bone? Better place a close up of the hilt. Could be ivory. Nice catch.

[Robert]

Hello Jimmy and nice catch indeed!! Older style hilt possible ivory, I too would like to see close-ups of the hilt. As soon as Jose see this he will be able to give you an idea of where it was made and a time frame as well. If I had to guess (and that is exactly what it would be) I would say first quarter of twentieth century and possibly earlier. My congratulations on a great addition to your collection.

Best,
Robert

[CharlesS]

Nice catch Jimmy! I love the hilt's subtle curvature and the nice patination.
From this distance it does look like bone, but who cares??...it's a beaut! ;)

[Sajen]

Agree with Charles, equal if it is bone or ivory, it's a beauty. Age I think turn of the Centurys.

Regards,

Detlef

[manteris1]

hello all, i was wrong it is ivory ....................jimmy

[manteris1]

ok........jimmy

[Ferguson]

Beautiful piece! Nice age. Gorgeous lines.
Steve

[ariel]

Could it be a rib bone? The 4th pic seems to show a longitudinal area looking like the remnant of the intercostal blood vessel/nerve path.
Any better pics?

[Sajen]

Hello Jimmy,

I am not sure, don't look really like ivory, more like well patinated bone, maybe whale bone.

Regards,

Detlef

[ariel]

It's morning and the lighting is better.... I seem to see multiple short parallel dark lines on the surface: if those are real and not artefacts of photography, dirt etc, they look like typical periosteal capillaries. Those are absent on the tusks.

[CharlesS]

I tend to agree; these pics seem to confirm the fact this it is bone, but once again, what's the big deal!...it's still a fine, gorgeous piece.

[kai]

Hello Jimmy,

I do like this punal/gunong! Looks like bone to me, too.
(More pics of this piece posted here (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17101) .)

A close-up of the bolster area would be great. How do the details compare with this kris (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17109) ?
(I don't want to suggest a close relationship but there seem to be some similarities.)

Regards,
Kai

[Battara]

Have Internet service at this moment. Can look at better once I get back into the USA but for now looks 1910s or earlier, and possibly Magundanao.

[manteris1]

hi all, now that its daylight and i'm sober, of course its bone.....................jimmy