Swords and Spear Heads

VANDOO · 15th February 2011, 10:57 PM

ALL PIECES ARE OF PHILIPPINE ORIGINS AS SUSPECTED. THE KRIS SWORD WITH THE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY ON THE HORSE HOOF POMMEL IS LIKE THOSE FOUND AROUND ZAMBOANGA, MINDANAO IS. THE HANDLE LOOKS ORIGINAL TO THE BLADE BUT NEEDS SOME TENDER LOVING CARE. THE SCABBARD IS LIKELY A REPLACEMENT OR IF IT DOSENT FIT WELL ONE THAT DOSEN'T GO WITH THE SWORD, I WOULD GUESS THIS IS THE OLDER OF THE TWO SWORDS. THE SECOND SWORD LOOKS TO HAVE HAD THE HANDLE REPLACED AND REWOUND WITH CORD THAT IS MORE MODERN THAN THAT USUALLY FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES SO PROBABLY DONE WW2. THE SCABBARD LOOKS VERY INTERESTING AND SOME CLOSE UPS OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM CARVED SECTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL IN MAKEING A GOOD IDENTIFICATION. IT LOOKS LIKE GOOD QUALITY AND LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE HORN. BOTH KRIS WILL BE MORO AND FROM MINDANAO IS. THE SPEARS PROBABLY WW2 PERIOD POSSIBLY TRADE GOODS OR MAY BE LOCAL MADE?
THE GUYS WITH MORE KNOWLEGE WILL NO DOUBT HAVE MORE INFO FOR YOU SOON IN THE MEANTIME WELCOME TO THE FORUM.

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15th February 2011, 10:57 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	ALL PIECES ARE OF PHILIPPINE ORIGINS AS SUSPECTED. THE KRIS SWORD WITH THE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY ON THE HORSE HOOF POMMEL IS LIKE THOSE FOUND AROUND ZAMBOANGA, MINDANAO IS. THE HANDLE LOOKS ORIGINAL TO THE BLADE BUT NEEDS SOME TENDER LOVING CARE. THE SCABBARD IS LIKELY A REPLACEMENT OR IF IT DOSENT FIT WELL ONE THAT DOSEN'T GO WITH THE SWORD, I WOULD GUESS THIS IS THE OLDER OF THE TWO SWORDS. THE SECOND SWORD LOOKS TO HAVE HAD THE HANDLE REPLACED AND REWOUND WITH CORD THAT IS MORE MODERN THAN THAT USUALLY FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES SO PROBABLY DONE WW2. THE SCABBARD LOOKS VERY INTERESTING AND SOME CLOSE UPS OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM CARVED SECTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL IN MAKEING A GOOD IDENTIFICATION. IT LOOKS LIKE GOOD QUALITY AND LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE HORN. BOTH KRIS WILL BE MORO AND FROM MINDANAO IS. THE SPEARS PROBABLY WW2 PERIOD POSSIBLY TRADE GOODS OR MAY BE LOCAL MADE? THE GUYS WITH MORE KNOWLEGE WILL NO DOUBT HAVE MORE INFO FOR YOU SOON IN THE MEANTIME WELCOME TO THE FORUM.