Gunong

GIO · 19th July 2022, 05:22 PM

Have won this gunong at an auction. The seller pretended not to know what it was and its origin, and surprisingly I had only one or two relentless competitors.
I did not win cheap, but at the end I think I paid the right price. In my opinion the gunong is a rather recent manufacture and therefore is in good shape. I have not yet received the item, and the photo is from the auction site. As everybody has understood, this is not my "cup of tea".
Any comment from gunong collectors ?

ariel · 19th July 2022, 11:30 PM

Not my cup of tea either and until couple of weeks ago i could condescendingly critique your choices. But just recently I bough ( cheap) Indonesian or Philippino dagger of recent manufacture. Why on earth did I do it? I kinda liked it and that’s it…..

Ian · 20th July 2022, 01:20 AM

Nicely made and as you say reasonably recent piece (post WWII, probably last quarter of 20th C). I think you will find that most of the white metal is a form of white brass. The exception might be the guard which was sometimes made from coin silver. All will look better when polished. The blade has been made largely by stock removal rather than having the wavers forged.

GIO · 20th July 2022, 03:15 PM

Thanks a lot, Ariel and Jan.

GIO · 20th July 2022, 03:16 PM

Sorry, IAN

Battara · 20th July 2022, 11:57 PM

Stock removal like this started in tunings in the 1920s I think, but I agree with Ian that this is probably post 1940s. It became very popular by the 1930s as the demand for laminated steel dropped.

Also from that point on metals like nickel/copper alloys (also known as "German Silver") and aluminum became more common place as time went on to replace silver and even silver plate.

19th July 2022, 05:22 PM	#1
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 310	Gunong Have won this gunong at an auction. The seller pretended not to know what it was and its origin, and surprisingly I had only one or two relentless competitors. I did not win cheap, but at the end I think I paid the right price. In my opinion the gunong is a rather recent manufacture and therefore is in good shape. I have not yet received the item, and the photo is from the auction site. As everybody has understood, this is not my "cup of tea". Any comment from gunong collectors ? Attached Images

19th July 2022, 11:30 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Not my cup of tea either and until couple of weeks ago i could condescendingly critique your choices. But just recently I bough ( cheap) Indonesian or Philippino dagger of recent manufacture. Why on earth did I do it? I kinda liked it and that’s it…..

20th July 2022, 01:20 AM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,034	Nicely made and as you say reasonably recent piece (post WWII, probably last quarter of 20th C). I think you will find that most of the white metal is a form of white brass. The exception might be the guard which was sometimes made from coin silver. All will look better when polished. The blade has been made largely by stock removal rather than having the wavers forged.

20th July 2022, 03:15 PM	#4
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 310	Thanks a lot, Ariel and Jan.

20th July 2022, 03:16 PM	#5
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 310	Sorry, IAN

20th July 2022, 11:57 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	Stock removal like this started in tunings in the 1920s I think, but I agree with Ian that this is probably post 1940s. It became very popular by the 1930s as the demand for laminated steel dropped. Also from that point on metals like nickel/copper alloys (also known as "German Silver") and aluminum became more common place as time went on to replace silver and even silver plate.