Cord Wrap Kris
A Philippine kris, but not sure exactly from which region or people.
It seems to have been possibly re-hilted, or at the very least re-gripped. It has a very simple, but surprisingly subtly shaped pommel when you examine it 360º
It's hard to tell in the pictures, but I think the gangya might be separate to the blade. Very tightly fitted, but if you look at the dropped end there is the smallest notch visible.
The blade has either a snake (?) or trident (?) engraved on each face. The blade is laminated. No scabbard unfortunately.
Apologies for the picture quality.
Dimensions
Length 70cm
Blade length 55cm
Blade width 4 > 3cm
Gangya 12cm x 1cm x 0.6cm
Hilt 15cm x 4cm x 6.5cm
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