Vintage WWII Theater Moro Lahot Knife Dagger Hand Carved Handle & Scabbard WW2

Description

Vintage Theater Moro Lahot Knife Dagger Hand Carved Handle & Scabbard
Blade is 9 3/4" Long
13 1/4" Total Length
Blade is 3/16" Thick at Bolster
Blade is Blacksmith Made
Hilt is Hand Carved and Features a Face & Head at the Pommel
Wooden Scabbard is Hand Carved & Original; Attached Leather is not Original to the Item
Traditional Curved Hilt to Prevent Slipping When Wet
This is a Personal Use Item; Not for Tourist Trade
These knives are carried even today by Moro Pirates.  "Black Jack" Pershing and General Leonard Wood went up against the Moros in 1902 in a war that lasted from 1899-1913. Pershing was 40 years old at the time. Pershing offered the Maranoa Warriors either an iron fist or a velvet glove depending on whether or not they surrendered. Leonard Wood believed the only good Moro was a dead Moro and was ruthless in the war. This is a little known war that lasted a long time.  Many are unaware of it.