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Battara · 23rd November 2005, 04:51 AM

HI Punal.

I'll take a stab (every pun intended

). This Moro kris according to Cato would be very old, like 1700s, and is from around Jolo Island. What is interesting is that the tang appears to have been broken in the past and therefore a new one made long ago coming up through into the ganga bottom of the blade (an old form of repair).

23rd November 2005, 04:51 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	HI Punal. I'll take a stab (every pun intended ). This Moro kris according to Cato would be very old, like 1700s, and is from around Jolo Island. What is interesting is that the tang appears to have been broken in the past and therefore a new one made long ago coming up through into the ganga bottom of the blade (an old form of repair).