Very nice piece! Oh your lucky I didnt see this on eBay! It would have been a battle!! hehe
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Originally Posted by Battara
This is not Katipunan but afterwards, 1900-1901, PI Revolutionary forces under the new PI government in Malolos. I think it is Ilocano and does look like it never had the crossguard (unusual). Nice puppy.
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Agreed. The Katipunan was already a dissolved organization when the symbol(Sun face and
Stars, inside a triangle) was developed by Aguinaldo. The sun face and stars inside a triangle is designed after the first Philippine flag...which was made in Hong Kong in 1898. To be politically correct, these types of daggers or swords with this symbol should be grouped in with the "1st Republic of the Philippines" aka Aguinaldos government, and not the Katipunan.
Although the 3 "K"s were still in use during the Phil-Am War in honor of the Katipunan. The Katipunan lasted from the early 1890s to March 1897...but, I believe I mentioned this before, many soldiers and officers still considered themselves "Katipunan" because they took the oath blood pact...during the Phil-Am War, this blood pact was not used, so many officers and soldiers(who did not participate in the Revolution of 1896) can not say they were part of the Katipunan. Many of the original Katipunan member still considered themselves Katipunan long after the organization dissolved.
An authentic stamp from the 1st Republic...note the 3 Ks.
Replica of what the original Philippine Flag looked like:
Note: The Philippine Flag or any flag in regards to the revolution or the war were banned from 1902 up to 1919. The 1st Philippine Flag went in to hidding during this time and it is still a mystery of who has or where the original is located. This is also why they are unsure of the original "blue" color and precisely what the flag looked like. Aguinaldo had many of these replicas made years later...so there are many private collectors and museums who now claim they have the original.
Also, Katipunan is pronounced (Ka-tee-poo-nan). After spending some time in this forum, I know around the Philippine weapons collecting circle, all of these artifacts are still mentioned or labeled "Katipunan"...I guess this is still ok since the definition has already manifested itself in to being categorized as such. But if you want to be precise and accurate about it, then you would use the 1st Philippine Republic or any one of the other several names this government went by.
