Rick and Steve, thank you.
I see the similarities. The grain of Rick's kris was similar to the blade center of my kris and the grain on Steve's gunong was similar to the one in my kris ganya, but are composed of smaller grains. In Indonesia, as far as I know, this kind of iron is appearing in older pieces (I'm referring to Javanese pieces). I thought it was a product of local mining. It is interesting to find the similar material used in southern Philippines.
Thank you again gentleman!
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