Estimate: $200 - $400

Hammer Price: $350

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Width: 2 1/4 inches, Length: 22 1/4 inches (barong, unsheathed, tip to pommel (largest))

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; parang having broken portion of carved adornment to scabbard and moderate oxidation to blade; borong having moderate oxidation to blade, area of broken adornment on wood handle and splits to some of the decorative reed lashings around scabbard; kris having minimal oxidation to blade with some darkening to metal portions of handle and scabbard and stress cracks in wood handle that do not affect the integrity of the knife; metal handguard on kris slightly loose; light dirt accumulation to all

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)