Original 19th Century Philippine Moro Kris Curved Blade Short Sword with Wood Scabbard Martini-Henry Bayonets being a Grand Mason out

being a Grand Mason out of the Baltimore Lodge

Manufactured in April 1945

William Lidderdale

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

Correct attaching brass hooks on rear

Original 19th Century Philippine Moro Kris Curved Blade Short Sword with Wood Scabbard Martini-Henry Bayonets being a Grand Mason outOriginal 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