Dear Spunjer,
the Sulu kris with golden hilt had a stirrup for asang-asang, yet although the hilt is very early there of course still is some possibility the hilt is later then blade and blade was intended to be without asang-asang.
In Cato's book on page 72 there is a hilt with similar construction of stirrup for asang-asang, which would let us think, this kind to attach asang-asang is also old if not the oldest one.
On your kris I also see somethingwhich could be markings from front asang-asang, yet again, it could be attached later and then dissapeared again.
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