On this nice Sulu early kris, I would try ferrous cloride etchant next.   
 
Another possibility is that it is not laminated after all.  I have a 18c blade which is also Sulu (perhaps Tawi-Tawi) and it does not show any laminations either, never mind twist core.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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