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Old 24th October 2006, 05:01 PM   #15
Ian
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Hi Robert:

That one looks fairly typical of a Philippine daga -- the octagonal shaped hiilt is a common finding on knives from parts of Luzon and from areas in the Visayas. Does the tang pass all the way through the hilt? If so, it will be from Luzon.

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