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Originally Posted by Ian
Hi Marius:
Nice gunong. I think your age estimate could be right. Maybe a little later--these are still being made, and the brass hilted ones are generally late 20th C. The okir looks like Maranao work.
Ian.
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Hello Ian and thank you for your comment!
What is the "okir?"
The hilt is not brass but a copper based alloy (could be Cu-Ag or some kind of Souassa).
Regards,
Marius