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2nd July 2009, 01:42 PM
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Incredible pieces. Could you please post pics of your Gunongs?
Thanks! Steve |
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2nd July 2009, 06:50 PM
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Steve (Gunong Guru), here are the three gunongs in my collections per your request. thnks. |
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3rd July 2009, 01:20 AM
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Is that twist core pattern in the kriss etched after the forging?...in other words can you feel it as in 3-D??
If so it may not be true twist core but etched to imitate it. I have never seen true twist core hold so perfectly within two lines. This is a VERY difficult forging feat. It is also possible the the twistcore pattern was etched AFTER the forging. |
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3rd July 2009, 06:11 AM
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Hello Charles, you are absolutely right, the forging flaws on the blade of this kris is so minimal to none, compare to the twist core Moro krises that I have seen. The texture of the central twist core pattern is, as you said, as if in 3-D’s, you can feel the pattern when you touch it. My other twist cores blades though are the same, as if the were soaked in ferric acid for quite sometime, very topographic. I have a hypothetical question. Let say that this kris was built in late 19th C. or say, 20th C. turn of the Century though it seems that most this Moro twist core krises are from 19th C or earlier. What are the possibilities of this twist core blades being imitated/duplicated at that period of time? Last edited by hideyoshi; 3rd July 2009 at 06:25 AM. |
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14th September 2009, 11:45 PM
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Barong
enjoy.
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15th September 2009, 01:40 AM
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Nice barong. The pommel style of the ivory one is unusual.....
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15th September 2009, 02:04 AM
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Hello Battara, Can you help me out with the pommel style? may be newer to the blade? The handle is consist two separate tubes, lower is made of bronze, and the top is brass. Center ring is silver and the top choker ring is bronze. The blade was stamped with a Chinese character. |
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