Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Two Kris for comment, and a new member who's eager to learn.

Battara · 4th June 2015, 01:05 AM

Mabuhay and welcome to our little forum!

On the first kris, it appears to have a Maranao tribal beginning of the 20th century blade with a perhaps latter rewrapped hilt. The pommel looks like it is horn. The scabbard maybe later and seems to be from the Sulu or copied from Sulu region. I suspect that it was later made, yes like during WWII or a little later.

The second kris appears in the picture to me to be Maguindanao with a horn hilt but stripped of it's silver and hemp bands. There was also a top band as well (more close ups would help). Both blade and scabbard maybe also at the beginning of the 20th century, with the scabbard having the later addition of leather underneath of the cross piece of the scabbard (called the wranga). I agree with you that there were metal bands and a bottom piece originally on the scabbard now missing.

Hope this helps.

4th June 2015, 01:05 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Mabuhay and welcome to our little forum! On the first kris, it appears to have a Maranao tribal beginning of the 20th century blade with a perhaps latter rewrapped hilt. The pommel looks like it is horn. The scabbard maybe later and seems to be from the Sulu or copied from Sulu region. I suspect that it was later made, yes like during WWII or a little later. The second kris appears in the picture to me to be Maguindanao with a horn hilt but stripped of it's silver and hemp bands. There was also a top band as well (more close ups would help). Both blade and scabbard maybe also at the beginning of the 20th century, with the scabbard having the later addition of leather underneath of the cross piece of the scabbard (called the wranga). I agree with you that there were metal bands and a bottom piece originally on the scabbard now missing. Hope this helps.