Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - two philippine (?) swords for I.D., please!

LabanTayo · 13th March 2005, 11:58 PM

tom,
the Garab you speak of is actually a Talibon.
Talibon, we think, just means "short sword"
the Garab is the one the Pulajan used.
they are from Samar and Leyte.

the other bolo is from Luzon, possibly Illokano.

13th March 2005, 11:58 PM	#3
LabanTayo Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kansas City Posts: 177	tom, the Garab you speak of is actually a Talibon. Talibon, we think, just means "short sword" the Garab is the one the Pulajan used. they are from Samar and Leyte. the other bolo is from Luzon, possibly Illokano.