Original 19th Century Philippine Moro Kris Curved Blade Short Sword with Wood Scabbard Martini-Henry Bayonets Correct attaching brass hooks on

Correct attaching brass hooks on rear

New to the Market from a great Collection amassed just after WW2

The box still bear original German paper labels on interior of lid

with a steel cross guard

Original 19th Century Philippine Moro Kris Curved Blade Short Sword with Wood Scabbard Martini-Henry Bayonets Correct attaching brass hooks onOriginal Item: One Only. This is an excellent Kris style short sword from the Philippines, as used by the Mor people. The collective term Moro people or Bangsamoro people refers to the 13 Islamized ethnolinguistic groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan. They had fought against the United States during the Philippine American War of 1899 1902, in which the Moro tribe rebelled against American rule. The insurrection had been going on since the early