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Old 27th November 2018, 10:54 AM   #1
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good day, it has been a while since i posted here. i would like to share a recent acquisition.

it looks to be a little old, banati wood handle and scabbard, silver or silver alloy fittings.

can you tell me more about this blade? approximate age?

i also posted a pic side by side with my first gunong. and lastly some moro blades family pics.

looking forward to your replies. thanks!
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Old 27th November 2018, 02:17 PM   #2
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That is a nice, older gunong as far as i can tell. It is small and has a somewhat straighter, less bulbous hilt. The silver work also looks older (and this does look like silver). Others may have better dates for you, but i would put it somewhere around 1900-1920s.
I hope you plan to clean this up a bit. The blade needs some TLC and silver fittings were intended to be shiny. And that is well selected wood that would look beautiful with a bit os proper oiling. I don't think to would take much work to bring this piece up to its former glory.
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Old 27th November 2018, 07:05 PM   #3
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Very nice little gunong! Would agree with everything David has told already.

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Old 28th November 2018, 01:53 AM   #4
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i cleaned it up a bit, oiled with orange oil, silver bits polished.
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Old 28th November 2018, 03:41 AM   #5
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What a lovely older gunong! I particularly like the ukir on the ferrule and the grain on the hilt.


I am not at all an expert, but I agree with what others have said. I had come to this conclusion on my own, but want to see others say it first, but cause I'm not very good at reading gunongs.

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