New Gunong

[Rafngard]

Hello All,

I recently picked this one up from Epray, and while it's clearly not very old, it is (in my opinion) very pretty. Perhaps the prettiest gunong I've seen. Some one I showed it too at a recent Silat seminar said he though that it was "the kind of knife a doll should have. I see where he's going with that.

The wood pommel is highly chatoyant. The blade,after an attempt at a light etch, sadly doesn't seem to show lamination,also those luks are rather pointy! However, the rather fancy fittings appear to be silver, though I haven't done the bleach test yet.

I'm curious as to what the wood might be. Also, at a guess I'd say this is mid 20th century. Does that seem right?

Thanks,
Leif