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kino · 29th March 2007, 08:45 PM

I won that Kris that Spunjer was inquiring about. The pommel is not bone. It might be Kemoh or a tooth of some kind. I'm no expert on Kemoh or teeth. The closeup photo of the pommel will reveal a pattern that doesn't fall into ivory or bone. Perhaps someone with a dental or marine biology can clarify this.

This Kris has it's Baka-baka missing. There's an aluminum band by the pommel which doesn't fit into the makeup of the Kris. Maybe the original one was removed with the Baka-baka. About 90% of the blade inlay is intact.

Thoughts anyone?

29th March 2007, 08:45 PM	#6
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,018	I won that Kris that Spunjer was inquiring about. The pommel is not bone. It might be Kemoh or a tooth of some kind. I'm no expert on Kemoh or teeth. The closeup photo of the pommel will reveal a pattern that doesn't fall into ivory or bone. Perhaps someone with a dental or marine biology can clarify this. This Kris has it's Baka-baka missing. There's an aluminum band by the pommel which doesn't fit into the makeup of the Kris. Maybe the original one was removed with the Baka-baka. About 90% of the blade inlay is intact. Thoughts anyone? Attached Images Last edited by kino; 29th March 2007 at 10:00 PM.