GUNONG or PUNAL-de-KRIS KMO04

Mindanao, Maranao, overall 46 cm, blade 27 cm, hilt 13 cm -1194E350-

Ulu-Ulu: ivory pommel protected with a 9k gold band, silver and brass ferrules and a silver guard.

Salungan: wooden sheath covered with five brass and silver alloy sleeves

Tungo: pattern welded blade with visible pamor, 11 undulations.

Punal means dagger in Spanish. The blade may be straight or undulated and does not have a ganja.

This Punal-de-Kris is of very high quality workmanship but of modern production.

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