Swords from the Pacific brought back after WW2. ID help requested.

[David]

Originally Posted by Battara

I agree with David - these asang-asang could be the originals. Need to see if the ganga is separate to be sure.

If separate, then they could be later.

Need close ups of the end of the blade where it goes into the hilt area to see.

I wasn't necessarily suggesting that the asang-asang are original, though i suppose that is possible. I was more questioning if silver would be an appropriate metal to use in replacement on a sword that doesn't appear to be a weapon of status (i.e. datu). I guess my own personal stance is that as a collector i am interested in perhaps returning a weapon to as close to it's original state as possible if it has fallen into disrepair, but i am very hesitant to upgrade the original status of that weapon with materials (silver, suasa, gemstones, etc.) that might be beyond the original status level of that weapon.