Worth It ?

mross · 6th March 2008, 06:55 PM

I'm with the consensus on this. I also checked it out because it's Moro and the seller has a good rep. I do not think the handle belongs to the sword. The fit is all wrong. The handle it's self looks very well done. I've never been overly impressed with ivory. I'll take a nicely carved Bunti wood handle over most ivory any day. I was considering buying for the handle and finding something else to do with the rest. I have one or two blades that have no length because they have no handle!

kai · 6th March 2008, 08:06 PM

Well, I'm also not fond of this kris.

However, the blade has a separate gangya. I'd like to see the Sulu blade cleaned and etched properly but I'd hazard a guess that this isn't a tourist blade. The hilt and scabbard have likely been added later as suggested (Mindanao).

Regards,
Kai

Battara · 9th March 2008, 04:19 AM

Every bit of this puppy is recent. Even the hilt is recent. The is not the greatest compared to the older examples. I'm not too crazy about this,but if like new stuff.....

6th March 2008, 06:55 PM	#1
mross Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 478	I'm with the consensus on this. I also checked it out because it's Moro and the seller has a good rep. I do not think the handle belongs to the sword. The fit is all wrong. The handle it's self looks very well done. I've never been overly impressed with ivory. I'll take a nicely carved Bunti wood handle over most ivory any day. I was considering buying for the handle and finding something else to do with the rest. I have one or two blades that have no length because they have no handle!

6th March 2008, 08:06 PM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Well, I'm also not fond of this kris. However, the blade has a separate gangya. I'd like to see the Sulu blade cleaned and etched properly but I'd hazard a guess that this isn't a tourist blade. The hilt and scabbard have likely been added later as suggested (Mindanao). Regards, Kai

9th March 2008, 04:19 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,308	Every bit of this puppy is recent. Even the hilt is recent. The is not the greatest compared to the older examples. I'm not too crazy about this,but if like new stuff.....