Another interesting Moro sword

VANDOO · 25th July 2006, 07:51 PM

OH YEAH!!! NOW YOU HAVE GOT MY MOUTH WATERING

I DON'T SEE ANY BORNEO INFLUENCE IN THE CARVEING IT LOOKS PURE MORO TO ME. THE SHAPE OF THE CROCODILE HEAD HAS BEEN STYLIZED UNTIL IT IS NO LONGER IDENTIFIABLE AS SUCH. THE DESIGN IS ALL FLORAL NO LEACHES,DEVIL DOGS OR OTHER TYPICAL, TRADITIONAL BORNEO STYLE DESIGNS SO EVEN IF IT WAS FROM BORNEO I WOULD GUESS THE ONES WHO MADE IT WERE NOT FROM THERE ORIGINALLY. I WOULD GUESS EARLY 1800'S AS TO THE DATE BUT ITS ONLY A GUESS I AM SURE YOU WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO TELL HAVING IT IN HAND AND BEING MUCH MORE EXPERIENCED THAN I. PERHAPS SOMEONE WILL HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE AND CAN IDENTIFY IT BASED ON THE CARVEING OR THE FABRIC, I LEAN TOWARD A PHILIPPINE MORO ORIGIN. JUDGING FROM THE WORKMANSHIP AND CONDITION I WOULD AGREE IT BELONGED TO A HIGH RANKING INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS NOT LIKELY TO USE IT FOR FIGHTING. THE LARGE SIZE OF THE CARVED POMMEL LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD GET IN THE WAY WHEN USING SOME STRIKES, BUT AS I DON'T KNOW THE FIGHTING STYLE FOR THE KAMPILIAN PERHAPS NOT?

IF IT GETS TOO DANGEROUS OVER THERE YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO GRAB YOUR COLLECTIONS AND COME OVER TO MY PLACE AND HANG OUT UNTILL IT COOLS DOWN

YOU GUYS STAY SAFE AND I HOPE THIS CURRENT CONFLICT SOON ENDS

25th July 2006, 07:51 PM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	OH YEAH!!! NOW YOU HAVE GOT MY MOUTH WATERING I DON'T SEE ANY BORNEO INFLUENCE IN THE CARVEING IT LOOKS PURE MORO TO ME. THE SHAPE OF THE CROCODILE HEAD HAS BEEN STYLIZED UNTIL IT IS NO LONGER IDENTIFIABLE AS SUCH. THE DESIGN IS ALL FLORAL NO LEACHES,DEVIL DOGS OR OTHER TYPICAL, TRADITIONAL BORNEO STYLE DESIGNS SO EVEN IF IT WAS FROM BORNEO I WOULD GUESS THE ONES WHO MADE IT WERE NOT FROM THERE ORIGINALLY. I WOULD GUESS EARLY 1800'S AS TO THE DATE BUT ITS ONLY A GUESS I AM SURE YOU WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO TELL HAVING IT IN HAND AND BEING MUCH MORE EXPERIENCED THAN I. PERHAPS SOMEONE WILL HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE AND CAN IDENTIFY IT BASED ON THE CARVEING OR THE FABRIC, I LEAN TOWARD A PHILIPPINE MORO ORIGIN. JUDGING FROM THE WORKMANSHIP AND CONDITION I WOULD AGREE IT BELONGED TO A HIGH RANKING INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS NOT LIKELY TO USE IT FOR FIGHTING. THE LARGE SIZE OF THE CARVED POMMEL LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD GET IN THE WAY WHEN USING SOME STRIKES, BUT AS I DON'T KNOW THE FIGHTING STYLE FOR THE KAMPILIAN PERHAPS NOT? IF IT GETS TOO DANGEROUS OVER THERE YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO GRAB YOUR COLLECTIONS AND COME OVER TO MY PLACE AND HANG OUT UNTILL IT COOLS DOWN YOU GUYS STAY SAFE AND I HOPE THIS CURRENT CONFLICT SOON ENDS