20th April 2017, 11:43 PM | #1 |
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DAGGER FOR ID
Hello all.
I'm posting this for a friend. Does anyone reconize the style/origin of this dagger? Possible age ? Thanks for any help. Sorry for the poor pics. Rick |
20th April 2017, 11:55 PM | #2 |
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phillipino punal: aka moro gunong, pre-ww2? amybe pre ww1/spanam wars. looks like a nice one, in need of a clean. comes in a variety of sizes and some with waves.
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21st April 2017, 02:47 AM | #3 |
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Yes this is a Moro gunong from Mindanao Island. It might be from the Magindanao tribe, perhaps the 1920s.
The mounts might be silver but need to be cleaned. |
22nd April 2017, 04:09 AM | #4 |
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The surface of the pommel looks interesting. Is the pommel bone or wood?
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22nd April 2017, 11:40 AM | #5 |
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Hi Rick,
may I ask you how long this example is? I think that it is a souvenir gunong similar to the here shown example: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...1&postcount=72 or the small examples from Ron here in down: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...6&postcount=63 They can be seen in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=gunong This would mean that it is much later as 1920. Regards, Detlef |
22nd April 2017, 04:45 PM | #6 |
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Thank you ALL for your kind responses. I knew it would be helpful to ask the experts on this Forum. LOL. I'll ask about the handle material. Thanks again.
Rick |
24th April 2017, 03:16 AM | #7 |
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Better pics would be so helpful too............
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24th April 2017, 04:26 AM | #8 |
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I'm also curious to see better images, and to know the length. By the look of the typed page which it is photographed against, it seem very small.
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