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D Wilke · 13th November 2007, 02:48 PM

As I said there was one nice find, this Kris below. After a little scraping we determined that it did have a separate ganga. Why the previous owner had the fretting wrapped in silver I'll never know, but it would have shown nicely in the accompanying scabbard once polished (not original but with substantial age and a very dark hardwood) the blade was inlaid in silver and copper (some missing -not too much) fantastic heavy asang-asang and wonderful rattan wrap. Pommel had been replaced but a very long time ago still on the small side not the monsters you see today with the huge crest. Completely solid throughout and priced to move at only 37,950P ($880). Best guess on the blade (following the indentation of the overlaid silver sheeting) is Maguindanao.

13th November 2007, 02:48 PM	#2
D Wilke Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Okinawa, JN Posts: 22	One nice Kris As I said there was one nice find, this Kris below. After a little scraping we determined that it did have a separate ganga. Why the previous owner had the fretting wrapped in silver I'll never know, but it would have shown nicely in the accompanying scabbard once polished (not original but with substantial age and a very dark hardwood) the blade was inlaid in silver and copper (some missing -not too much) fantastic heavy asang-asang and wonderful rattan wrap. Pommel had been replaced but a very long time ago still on the small side not the monsters you see today with the huge crest. Completely solid throughout and priced to move at only 37,950P ($880). Best guess on the blade (following the indentation of the overlaid silver sheeting) is Maguindanao. Attached Images