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18th January 2015, 04:50 PM | #1 |
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minor point: the grip is on upside down. other than that, good job.
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18th January 2015, 08:48 PM | #3 |
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Not sure why the blade was made "upside down" but this is what is it. The other unusual aspect is the way the scabbard was made. The okir style and the manner of execution do not seem to me to be as "professional" as other examples. I wonder if the artisan was Lumad or part Lumad, even though the motifs are Moro (perhaps Maguindanao).
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18th January 2015, 10:58 PM | #5 |
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Sorry, i don't understand what you mean by "upside down" Wayne. Do you mean that the handle bend is facing in the wrong direction. If so, while most seem to bend in a similar way i have seen a few that go the other way. I don't know if this is because of a left-handed use or what.
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18th January 2015, 11:36 PM | #6 |
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in the wavy gunong and kris the point faces slighly down away from the center line as does the pommel. in the examples shown on the forum here this is true. on yours it is assembled so when the pommel points down, the point er, points up.
a little photoshopping to illustrate, plus my kris: Last edited by kronckew; 19th January 2015 at 12:01 AM. |
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As I said, either this one is an aberration, or the artisan may not have been Moro.
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19th January 2015, 09:52 AM | #8 | |
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