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kai · 21st April 2010, 08:09 PM

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Yes, IMHO there is a good possibility that this may be from one of the Lumad peoples: The non-traditional hilt, work at the gangya area, as well as the flat tang tapering into a longish round tip doesn't look like traditional Moro work. OTOH, I guess that a sound cleaning, polishing and etching will reveal this to lack a seperate gangya and from the craftmanship I believe this blade is post-WW2 which would also allow for other non-traditional origins. (I'm pretty sure this isn't an early blade.)

There's still a chance that the blade is laminated and I'd suggest to check it out. Please give it a try and post some more pics!

Regards,
Kai

21st April 2010, 08:09 PM	#6
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Welcome to the active members guild of the forum! Yes, IMHO there is a good possibility that this may be from one of the Lumad peoples: The non-traditional hilt, work at the gangya area, as well as the flat tang tapering into a longish round tip doesn't look like traditional Moro work. OTOH, I guess that a sound cleaning, polishing and etching will reveal this to lack a seperate gangya and from the craftmanship I believe this blade is post-WW2 which would also allow for other non-traditional origins. (I'm pretty sure this isn't an early blade.) There's still a chance that the blade is laminated and I'd suggest to check it out. Please give it a try and post some more pics! Regards, Kai