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Old 13th December 2024, 12:19 AM   #7
Ian
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Originally Posted by chmorshuutz View Post
I imagine Philippine collectors would be drooling over this. I heard that dipalata of Aeta people is supposedly the rarest Philippine traditional blade.
Yes, one of the rarest traditional Filipino blades. The Aeta are not a very large ethnic group, so their traditional swords do not come on to the market very often. The dipalata is uncommon among the Aeta, and rarely comes up for sale.
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