Moro Kris

[Spunjer]

thanks detlef... of course jose, gotta bring it back to its glory days, hehe.
maurice, i'm still researching this capt. howland. i know he was stationed in luzon in the early days of the phil-am war, but don't know anything after that..

[mrwizard]

Very nice Kris, the silver and the (ebony?) pommel match perfectly

Howland published an article about the philippine insurrection. If you can find a copy this would make a nice addition to the kris.
Howland, Charles R. "The Philippine Insurrection of 1899: A Study." Infantry Journal XXX (Apr 1927): pp. 395-406. Per.

Best Regards,
Thilo

[migueldiaz]

nice!!

[Spunjer]

thanks thilo! i will check up on that...
@ lorenz: lol, i keep looking for the "like" button for your post, but i just remember, this ain't facebook...

[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by Spunjer

@ lorenz: lol, i keep looking for the "like" button for your post, but i just remember, this ain't facebook...

haha, same here earlier. when i saw the kris, my pavlovian reflex was to look for the "like" button! we are spending way too much time on facebook, my friend

[Lew]

Ok I have one problem with a the sword the silver seems quite new to me?

[VVV]

Very nice kris, pommel, provenance and plaque!!!

Michael

[David]

Originally Posted by Lew

Ok I have one problem with a the sword the silver seems quite new to me?

I have to agree. Was this work recently done?

[Spunjer]

Originally Posted by David

I have to agree. Was this work recently done?

no sir. everything is original as far as i'm concern.

[Spunjer]

Originally Posted by Lew

Ok I have one problem with a the sword the silver seems quite new to me?

i'm thinking this particular kalis has been in storage for a while, lew. originally, the handle was badly tarnished, and in the spirit of the Silver Surfer and other krises that's in my collection before him, i was obliged to blinged it up. of note is a rattan band i noticed that was used to wrap the handle prior to applying the silver bands...