A lot of good theories. Thanks.
Atlantia, No not Buddhist, the Moro's are Muslims. There are only four copper dots on each side of the blade.
Battara- Upon closer inspection the clamp seems to be made of copper that was covered in silver. I have seen suassa over silver, this is my first encounter with silver over copper.
Kai- No hairline crack inline with the dots. Although there is evidence of a repair to the tang.
VVV- I can't invalidate your theory, anything is possible.
Does the dots have anything to do with the tang repair? Cato said that the Jin is released if the blade is separated from the ganya. I wonder if the dots were placed on the blade prior to doing the repair, to prevent the Jin from escaping.
Which came first the tang repair or the copper dots???
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