Help with the Moro Kris/Kalis/Sundang - Page 2

Battara · 27th April 2026, 01:30 AM

Ok...........A is the older one. It has come to my attention that C might have a separate ganga, so maybe pushed back to 1910s-1920s.

On copper baka-baka clamps: I think it was more of expense and status rather than age. Often these baka-baka (the Mindanao term) were made of copper, silver, swassa/suassa (a gold/copper alloy), or steel.

Interested Party · 27th April 2026, 03:32 PM

Thank you.

Does swassa tarnish?

Sajen · 27th April 2026, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Interested Party

Thank you.

Does swassa tarnish?

Yes, but once cleaned it keeps shining for a very long time, it needs very long until it tarished again.

Battara · 29th April 2026, 03:13 AM

What Detlef said.......

The copper in the swassa makes it tarnish black over time. However, the gold in it delays it somewhat.

David · 29th April 2026, 10:33 PM

I think it really depends on how much gold is in your suasa mix. There is no real percentage that is written in stone.

27th April 2026, 01:30 AM	#31
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,397	Ok...........A is the older one. It has come to my attention that C might have a separate ganga, so maybe pushed back to 1910s-1920s. On copper baka-baka clamps: I think it was more of expense and status rather than age. Often these baka-baka (the Mindanao term) were made of copper, silver, swassa/suassa (a gold/copper alloy), or steel.

27th April 2026, 03:32 PM	#32
Interested Party Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Eastern Sierra Posts: 529	Thank you. Does swassa tarnish?

29th April 2026, 03:13 AM	#34
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,397	What Detlef said....... The copper in the swassa makes it tarnish black over time. However, the gold in it delays it somewhat.

29th April 2026, 10:33 PM	#35
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,288	I think it really depends on how much gold is in your suasa mix. There is no real percentage that is written in stone.