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Nirghosa
26th July 2014, 10:10 PM
there was a post some time ago with minatures that I commented on. Getting around to posting pics of a few I've collected. The gunong is especially well made for it diminutive size

Nirghosa
26th July 2014, 10:11 PM
more pics

Nirghosa
26th July 2014, 10:16 PM
one more

David
27th July 2014, 02:35 AM
more pics
So what are the blade and over all length of the gunongs?

Robert
27th July 2014, 04:13 AM
Hello Nirghosa, I was about to ask if you could add something to the gunong photos that might help give a better indication of their actual size, but I see David has already requested their measurements. Very nice items and thank you for sharing them.

Best,
Robert

David
27th July 2014, 06:01 PM
Hello Nirghosa, I was about to ask if you could add something to the gunong photos that might help give a better indication of their actual size, but I see David has already requested their measurements. Very nice items and thank you for sharing them.

Best,
Robert
Yes, the reason i asked (and probably your interest as well Robert), is that the gunongs appear to be small, but functional knives (i own one with a 5 inch blade), but the others seem like true miniatures to me. :shrug:

Nirghosa
29th July 2014, 10:32 PM
yes, most of them are true miniatures, likely from shield displays.
The gunong is on my office wall so I will have to take a measurement. By no means could it be useable, the handle is as narrow as a pencil.

Nirghosa
1st August 2014, 12:01 AM
as requested, here are a few photos showing it's true diminutive size

David
1st August 2014, 04:19 PM
I'd say that is very much a usable blade. I doubt these small gunongs were made to be miniatures.

Robert
1st August 2014, 06:20 PM
Yes, the reason i asked (and probably your interest as well Robert), is that the gunongs appear to be small, but functional knives (i own one with a 5 inch blade), but the others seem like true miniatures to me.

David, I am in total agreement with you on this as well as your last posting:

I'd say that is very much a usable blade. I doubt these small gunongs were made to be miniatures.

This gunong (as well as the bolo/itak that I recently posted) and others like it I believe were intentionally made in this diminutive size for easy concealment and were intended to be used primarily as a defensive weapon. Even though they are quite small if given the right circumstances (such as striking from ambush) they could very easily be used as an offensive weapon as well.

Best,
Robert