Threaded full length tang on a Moro kris

drac2k · 27th November 2025, 01:31 PM

"Necessity is the Mother of Invention."I guess if the threads are Standard, it might be an older repair, due to the long affiliation the United States has had with the Philpipines;JIS threads could indicate it was done during the Japanese Occupation of the Islands, and Metric threads might point to a newer repair........,or not.

Ian · 27th November 2025, 09:02 PM

Drac, thanks for your thoughts. Also, I would not rule out a repair in the late 19th C Spanish colonial period. The overlying plaited cord grip shows that it continued to be used after the repair.

Battara · 28th November 2025, 01:36 AM

Would the threads be hand made during the early 20c or machine made? 19c threads were usually hand made, meaning some slight imperfections.

Ian · 28th November 2025, 06:11 AM

Jose, given the "customized" job done on the tang, I think the threads were likely hand cut with a tap and die rather than machined.

RobT · 29th November 2025, 01:30 AM

an,

Not the typical nut. It’s not the same but it looks something like the nut used to fasten a Japanese model 95 (AKA: NCO Shin Gunto) hilt to the tang.

Sincerely,
RobT

Pertinax · 29th November 2025, 01:38 AM

A similar mount is found on Russian shashkas, but the nut is completely screwed into the handle.

Pertinax · 29th November 2025, 12:16 PM

Cavalry shashka for enlisted men and junior officers, M1927

Sincerely,
Yuri

29th November 2025, 01:30 AM	#5
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 600	Odd Nut an, Not the typical nut. It’s not the same but it looks something like the nut used to fasten a Japanese model 95 (AKA: NCO Shin Gunto) hilt to the tang. Sincerely, RobT

29th November 2025, 12:16 PM	#7
Pertinax Member Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: City by the Black Sea Posts: 319	Cavalry shashka for enlisted men and junior officers, M1927 Sincerely, Yuri Attached Images

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27th November 2025, 01:31 PM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,313	"Necessity is the Mother of Invention."I guess if the threads are Standard, it might be an older repair, due to the long affiliation the United States has had with the Philpipines;JIS threads could indicate it was done during the Japanese Occupation of the Islands, and Metric threads might point to a newer repair........,or not.

27th November 2025, 09:02 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,638	Drac, thanks for your thoughts. Also, I would not rule out a repair in the late 19th C Spanish colonial period. The overlying plaited cord grip shows that it continued to be used after the repair.

28th November 2025, 01:36 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,364	Would the threads be hand made during the early 20c or machine made? 19c threads were usually hand made, meaning some slight imperfections.

28th November 2025, 06:11 AM	#4
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,638	Jose, given the "customized" job done on the tang, I think the threads were likely hand cut with a tap and die rather than machined.

29th November 2025, 01:38 AM	#6
Pertinax Member Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: City by the Black Sea Posts: 319	A similar mount is found on Russian shashkas, but the nut is completely screwed into the handle.