Another Moro Spear to Examine
 

This spear came from the auction at the Timonium show and needed considerable clean up. The blade shows a forging method we have seen on krisses, that is, a hardened edge and a laminated center panel. In this case an etch brought out a very dramatic, almost black, edge that nicely highlights the laminated center,

I have no idea why, but of the dozen or so Moro spears with wavy blades I have seen, they generally are not particularly well mounted, with lesser or poorer quality ferrules and even rougher or unfinished hafts. This seems to be an exception, though the haft here is far from the best I have seen and appears partially rough or unfinished. It never had a butt piece.

Perhaps we can have included in this thread some other examples of Moro spears with wavy blades.

Dimensions: Overall about 6ft.7in. Spear blade: about 12in.

Here is my wavy blade spear. I never tried to etch this to see if there is any pattern worth showing. Ferrule on mine is brass. The length of the blade is about 10 in. long.
I don't see many of these wavy ones about, so good score for you. :)

Well like we thought, no twist core, but still nice Charles.

David - I would love to see yours etched. :D

David,

I think both the shape and the chiseling on your example are superior to mine. I agree with Jose that an etch might bring out something very interesting.

Charles,

nice complete spear! I like it and hope that I will be able to add one day a Moro spear to my collection!

David,

agree with Jose and Charles, please etch it! ;) :D It's a very nice spear.

Regards,
Detlef

I only ever etched Moro blades with vinegar. Any other suggestions out there for best results?

This kris: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=kris from my collection with similar lamination like Charles spear point was etched also with vinegar. But I know that blades sometimes don't react by vinegar. :shrug:

Regards,
Detlef