Old luzon sword

[h0ll0wman]

I am sharing my latest acquisition. This is the best of its kind in my collection. I am not sure if the guard is a later addition to the sword but it looks good on it. One part of the guard is foldable which I will post a photo later.

[Rick]

I'm pretty sure the guard was sourced from another sword and cut to fit this one.
A very nice piece.

[h0ll0wman]

Originally Posted by Rick

I'm pretty sure the guard was sourced from another sword and cut to fit this one.
A very nice piece.

Thanks Rick. I am not familiar with this kind of guard.

[xasterix]

Those guards can be seen in swords used by the colonizers in several locations- Cuba, Mexico, and of course Philippines. European guard. Nice hybrid!

[Interested Party]

Originally Posted by xasterix

Those guards can be seen in swords used by the colonizers in several locations- Cuba, Mexico, and of course Philippines. European guard. Nice hybrid!

Agreed! To me it looks like a very effective close quarters weapon. Since the guard is hybridized was the technique using it also hybridized with blade-on-blade contact and perries with the side of the blade? I do not know by the look of the soldered joint how much pummeling that guard could take.

[David]

Well, I see the break midway along the guard and the solder at the pommel, but I am inclined to believe this might well be a repair for damage done AFTER the guard was attached… which may well answer your question about how much this guard could take.