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Originally Posted by Rick
IIRC some Indo/Malay cultures believe that a wound made with a Copper blade is invariably fatal.  |
I have heard this before. Some of this I can attribute to the oxidation of copper which is fatal, a copper oxide poisoning (thus tin was added to the bottom of copper pots).
Any other purpose -
If you find anything else please post, I am not aware of any Filipino reason for a copper blade.