Today I received this kris, I think that it is a Maguindanao kris from 1900-1920 which I show you in it's original state. The nice grainded pommel is loose and fixed with rotan wrapping and the back crest was broken and fixed with two wooden nails. I think that I will fix the pommel but of course with keeping the rotan wrapping. I am unsure if I should restore the broken crest, it is loose a little bit so I am sure that I can separate it and can reglue it in a better way, otherwise I like the flair of this tribal repair. What do you think? The blade will be cleaned and etched in the hope that it will show a nice lamination.
The kris was brought to the States by Per Ramee who was in the Philippines from 1910 to 1927 as instructor for shooting at Fort Wiliam McKinley (see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_William_McKinley).
All comments are very appreciated.