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Those babies do not look like the usual Barongs/Krises/ Kampilans that we all are familiar with from Cato's book.
Is there a proper name for these swords? By the way, the blades look vaguely "Chinese" to me. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...777592672&rd=1 Last edited by Andrew; 25th January 2005 at 04:01 AM. |
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The first one looks more Panay Visayan, but perhaps more recent like WWII? The second one is even more modern but from where I'm not sure. These would not be in Cato's in any case.
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That's a live auction; we can't talk about that.
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How bizzarre: I looked at that first auction earlier today, and I don't recall it being active. It certainly is now, and I've removed from your post, Ariel.
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The second sword is just a sword length gunong. Most gunongs have blades between 3-12 inches, but it seems more recently made ones have gotten longer. That one is probably the longest one I've seen. I've also seen some with D-guards. Not your traditional Moro gunong, but it does look formidable.
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I think Zel is spot on. Giant modern interpretation of a gunong. I have a modern gunong with a 2 ft blade. It actually has a very nice blade. Hardened, substantial, with a copper inlay. Ive cut with it, and it did well. Wouldnt be surprised if this one had a decent blade as well.
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lolz... zel... your funny bro... its not a gunong, its a sword from the kaulo tribe locally just called sundang in the davao region. hope that helps! gunong... your killin me bro... any news on the talibong?
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![]() ![]() ![]() As for the talibong, I'll start a new thread soon with an overview and evaluation. I'll even post pics of it next to some of my old swords for comparison. Shelley finally got back into town after his surgery and finally got to see it today. I didn't think he was going to give it back after twirling it around. He also had that devilish grin on his face while playing with it. I could probably safely say he liked it. |
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Would be interested in more information about Kaulo weaponry. Ive only seen a couple of pics of kaulo warriors bearing arms, but they were wearing different kind of sword, with a different kind of scabbard. Any references that you can recommend?
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