31st October 2016, 02:30 AM
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Location: Germany, Dortmund
Posts: 9,165
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Originally Posted by Battara
As far as the scabbard is concerned, it might be later, but I'm not sure. It certainly is also Maguindanao in style. It would be good to test the scabbard bands to see if they are aluminum, white metal, or silver. If aluminum, then we are looking at the scabbard to be from the 1940s. If silver or white metal, then it was made earlier.
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After a second look I have to agree, the scabbard bands look first like aluminum but seems to be from silver or other white metal. And the wood look well used.
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