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tanaruz 22nd September 2020 09:00 AM

MARANAO KRIS?
 
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Hi friends,

Sharing with you this kris. It has a small sticker which indicate that this is a Maranao kris.

Can you confirm this this is indeed Maranao?

The blade is of the straight type (sundang espada), OAL: 26.5 inches.
Hilt: wood with woven rattan and white metal ferrule. At the end of the hilt (pommel side) is a decorative white metal ring with scalloped edges.

I love the 'design' on the blade itself.

Enjoy and regards,

Yves

Battara 22nd September 2020 10:09 PM

I would say close. This might in fact be Maguindanao based on the ganga, hilt, and scabbard top.

tanaruz 23rd September 2020 01:33 AM

MARANAO KRIS?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara
I would say close. This might in fact be Maguindanao based on the ganga, hilt, and scabbard top.


Hi Sir,

Is the 'design' on the blade itself damascus? or something else?

Many thanks,

Yves

tanaruz 23rd September 2020 01:49 AM

maranao kris?
 
Hi Sir,

post ww2?

Regards

Yves

Ian 23rd September 2020 06:59 AM

Hi Yves,

The hilt and scabbard look post WWII, maybe 1960-1970s. Most likely a Maranao blade IMHO. The dress looks Maranao also.

Ian

xasterix 23rd September 2020 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanaruz
Hi Sir,

Is the 'design' on the blade itself damascus? or something else?

Many thanks,

Yves

The blade has linear lamination, which is common on kris of a certain era.

kino 23rd September 2020 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tanaruz

The blade is of the straight type (sundang espada)

The view from my monitor, to me the blade looks like it has shallow waves.

kronckew 23rd September 2020 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kino
The view from my monitor, to me the blade looks like it has shallow waves.

I see them too, in the rear half of the blade, the forward half looks straight.

xasterix 24th September 2020 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kino
The view from my monitor, to me the blade looks like it has shallow waves.

Agreed! Not a sundang espada after all.

Battara 24th September 2020 12:46 AM

You know, a lot of your answers and details can be found on the search engine of this site.

tanaruz 24th September 2020 03:45 AM

MARANAO KRIS?
 
Hi,

Immediately I did a up-close scrutiny on the blade. yes, there are shallow (upper bakukum/tungo) waves and very shallow waves (lower bakukum/tungo) of the blade. I count 7 waaves which run from neear the start of the hilt up to the middle part of the blade. So, in this case, it is a ranti/luma blade.

Many thanks for the information. Appreciate it.

Kind regards,

Yves


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