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mdp10003 · 28th June 2013, 05:54 PM

Hi!

I just won an auction that I am excited about. I think it is a "Katipunan" dagger (actually, as many of you have pointed out, many of these are First Philippine Republic). I won't get it for a few weeks, but I thought I would show the photos I got from the auction house.

What attracted me to it was the engraving on the blade - it had an engraved F which in other contexts stands for Filipinas, the old name for the Philippines. I am curious if anyone has seen similar engravings before?

Also, I know that folks have attributed these to Ilocos region, but couldn't they be Southern Luzon (Batangas/Cavite) as well?

Any comments welcome!

cheers, mdp10003

28th June 2013, 05:54 PM	#1
mdp10003 Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 28	Katipunan dagger? Hi! I just won an auction that I am excited about. I think it is a "Katipunan" dagger (actually, as many of you have pointed out, many of these are First Philippine Republic). I won't get it for a few weeks, but I thought I would show the photos I got from the auction house. What attracted me to it was the engraving on the blade - it had an engraved F which in other contexts stands for Filipinas, the old name for the Philippines. I am curious if anyone has seen similar engravings before? Also, I know that folks have attributed these to Ilocos region, but couldn't they be Southern Luzon (Batangas/Cavite) as well? Any comments welcome! cheers, mdp10003 Attached Images