Added some eyes to my Kampilan

[Dimasalang]

The eyes or buttons or what ever you want to call it were missing from my sword. So I decided to pimp my Kampi. Originally I would of liked to add some real Moro style buttons, but where on Gods green earth am I going to find any 100year old Moro buttons? I decided to do the next best thing(got the idea from one of Spunjers Kampis..thanks bro!). I went out and bought a couple US Colonial Philippine Pesos from the early century. Drilled some holes in them. Finished it off with a couple small brass pins and hammered them in to the hilt with a rubber mallet. Fit like a glove and near flush with size of the eyelits on the hilt. I picked 1911 and 1913 coins specifically...1911 being the year when Pershing issued the disarmament of the Moros...and 1913 in regards to the last battle with the Moros at Mt Bud Bagsak. I initially wanted 1906 for the battle at Mt Bud Dajo, but I found out there were no 1906 peso.

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Looks like it says 1918, but it is 1913. To me the hilt now looks less bare and more complete.

Anybody know how to make the iron guards for the crossguard??