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					Originally Posted by Federico
					
				 Ive seen a couple other swords similar to this one, which were bought from Maranao, so you arent the only person who has encountered this phenomena.  I wonder why a lumad sword would first be sold to a Maranao middleman and then to a Christian Filipino.  Apparantly must be a common practice. | 
	
 i think there is a bit of chance that the lumad sword mentioned here is maranao made. but that's just my opinion. i used to have a maranao made 
jian and 
pira.
by the way, the tagacaolos are said to be a branch of the mandayas.