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Battara · 28th February 2013, 01:59 AM

I have to admit I have not seen a cast guard and ferrule like this either. The blade is correct. By the waves in the blade, the simplicity of the work, the size of the piece, and the form of the hilt, I might place this as an early gunong, parhaps 1910s to 1920?

Hard to date these with any real accuracy. Also hard to figure out where it was made since there is no decoration to indicate tribal origin. The only thing is that most of these were made on Mindanao........

28th February 2013, 01:59 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	I have to admit I have not seen a cast guard and ferrule like this either. The blade is correct. By the waves in the blade, the simplicity of the work, the size of the piece, and the form of the hilt, I might place this as an early gunong, parhaps 1910s to 1920? Hard to date these with any real accuracy. Also hard to figure out where it was made since there is no decoration to indicate tribal origin. The only thing is that most of these were made on Mindanao........