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The first one is a Moro Kris and the other is an interesting dagger, named and dated to a Corbett Meeks from Tx. , with a date of 9/11/1935, with a location of Baguio, Philippines. The seller included a picture of a 1st. Sgt. Corbett Meeks from Tx. who served in WW1 & WW2, but I haven't been able to find any mention of his service record in the Philippines, so this may or may not be the same guy.
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Sgt. Meeks did have a Philippines connection.
See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Department Last edited by kronckew; 1st March 2020 at 12:26 AM. |
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Thank you very much!
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You are welcome.
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Hi drac,
Two nice weapons there. The kris blade appears to be Maranao in origin, probably late 19th/very early 20th C. The fighting knife is interesting, and I would like to hear what xasterix has to say about its origin. However, given the Baguio inscription on the sheath, it likely comes from northern Luzon in which case I would say it is Ilokano/Tinguian in manufacture. Ian |
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Thanks. I found the decoration on the knife pommel somewhat unusual.
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Short answer- in my conjecture, the knife comes from Apalit, Pampanga, as the hilt and scabbard combo is consistent with other Apalit blades from a certain time period =) Long answer- I don't think it's Tinguian. To my knowledge, most of the weapons that the Tinguians possessed were acquired via barter, usually from Ilocos Norte. There were certain weapons produced, however, that were distinctly Tinguian-made, and this is identifiable via the scabbard and hilt (which is not the case with this sample, there's no distinct Tinguian signature). This was also the case with the Negritos, who bartered most of their weapons from Apalit, Pampanga. Same goes for the Lumad tribes in Mindanao, who acquired blades (sometimes even the whole sword) through barter from the BangsaMoro tribes, then personalized it according to their unique tribal signatures. The Baguio-marked blade has a similar build to other Apalit blades I've seen. |
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