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a friend referred to me this strange-looking sword.
would anybody have any idea what kind of 'animal' this is? ![]() |
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IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE SOME OF THE STRANGE LITTLE SWORDS REPRESENTED ON THE SOUVINEER PLACKS (WEAPONS OF MORO LAND). WHAT SIZE IS IT ?
AS TO GETTING IT IDENTIFIED IT IS A COMBINATION OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE BLADE WITH CUT OUT WORK AS IN A KRIS A BLADE TIP CLOSER TO A KAMPILLIAN OR ONE OF SEVERAL TYPES OF PARANG. THE HANDLE IS NOT TYPICAL OF ANY I KNOW AND LOOKS LIKE A TREE ROOT BUT IN SOME WAYS RESEMBLES A CRUDE KAMPILLIAN HANDLE. THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF VARIETY IN THE MONSTER HEAD TYPE PARANGS (BINANGON) SO IT IS LIKELY IT WOULD FIT THERE ABOUT AS WELL AS ANYWHERE. ![]() DEFFINITELY A STRANGE BEASTY ![]() |
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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I too was watching this strange sword but like you have no idea of what it is.
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The incredibly rare, ever-elusive Filipino-Frankensword?
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I'm sure I saw a very similar sword years(?) ago but can't figure out where I put the pics/data (if any).
It sure is fancy enough to fit with the fantasy depiction of pieces from the Moro weapon plaques. ![]() However, the elephant's face doesn't look Moro (nor Visayan/Luzon) to me - I'd guess at an Indonesian origin: Negara, Sulawesi, Sumatra... ![]() ![]() Where's Michael when we need him? ![]() ![]() Regards, Kai Last edited by kai; 3rd March 2010 at 08:44 PM. |
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I would say it might be some Java / Sumatra like thing.
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