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Robert · 25th October 2007, 01:10 AM

Hi Jose,
The hilt is a very dense hard wood not the horn that you would expect to see on a Philippine dagger. That is one of the thing that has me wondering where this is from. The quillons on the guard like I said above are dove-tailed into the central section which I'm guessing is an old repair. I can't get a good picture to show the way they are done. The sheath came with it when I bought it. I'm sure that originally came with a leather one. This one looks like a tombak sheath to me.

Robert

25th October 2007, 01:10 AM	#3
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Hi Jose, The hilt is a very dense hard wood not the horn that you would expect to see on a Philippine dagger. That is one of the thing that has me wondering where this is from. The quillons on the guard like I said above are dove-tailed into the central section which I'm guessing is an old repair. I can't get a good picture to show the way they are done. The sheath came with it when I bought it. I'm sure that originally came with a leather one. This one looks like a tombak sheath to me. Robert Last edited by Robert Coleman; 25th October 2007 at 01:20 AM.