Talibon

Nirghosa · 26th July 2014, 10:35 PM

Picked up this most excellent Talibon recently. Lovely piece and very robust. Hopefully I can make some time to get it cleaned up in the near future.

Nirghosa · 26th July 2014, 10:36 PM

Partial cleaning of the blade designs, whatever that white stuff is, it's stubborn.

Battara · 26th July 2014, 11:06 PM

Interesting engravings. Keep getting that gunk off...

Robert · 27th July 2014, 05:38 AM

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whatever that white stuff is, it's stubborn.

In the pictures it looks like it might be automotive body filler or possibly an epoxy putty like Devcon. Either one can be a pain to remove from an item like this. It almost looks as if this was applied to hide the engraving. Great sword, I'm very interested in seeing it once you have finished with the cleaning.

Best,
Robert

Sajen · 28th July 2014, 10:37 AM

Hello,

I am a little bit surprised that nobody correct you until now, it's not a talibon but a binangon or tenegre. Age I would guess again around WWII. The lack of patination and the workmanship let me think like this. Look for example my one from the same time frame: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=visayan
Please try to rub away that gunk, would be very interesting what the inscription is.

Best regards,
Detlef

Ian · 28th July 2014, 04:21 PM

Hello Nirghosa,

I have been traveling for the last week and just catching up with your post.

Detlef is correct -- this sword is from the western Visayas area and would be called either a tenegre or binangon. The blade is somewhat slimmer than most examples. As to age, the scabbard is consistent with the first half of the 20th C, so the early 1900s attribution on the note attached to the hilt might be correct, but I tend to agree with Detlef that it is probably a little later.

Ian.

26th July 2014, 10:35 PM	#1
Nirghosa Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 119	Talibon Picked up this most excellent Talibon recently. Lovely piece and very robust. Hopefully I can make some time to get it cleaned up in the near future. Attached Images

26th July 2014, 10:36 PM	#2
Nirghosa Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 119	Partial cleaning of the blade designs, whatever that white stuff is, it's stubborn. Attached Images

28th July 2014, 10:37 AM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	Hello, I am a little bit surprised that nobody correct you until now, it's not a talibon but a binangon or tenegre. Age I would guess again around WWII. The lack of patination and the workmanship let me think like this. Look for example my one from the same time frame: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=visayan Please try to rub away that gunk, would be very interesting what the inscription is. Best regards, Detlef Last edited by Sajen; 28th July 2014 at 03:45 PM.

26th July 2014, 11:06 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	Interesting engravings. Keep getting that gunk off...

28th July 2014, 04:21 PM	#6
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,200	Hello Nirghosa, I have been traveling for the last week and just catching up with your post. Detlef is correct -- this sword is from the western Visayas area and would be called either a tenegre or binangon. The blade is somewhat slimmer than most examples. As to age, the scabbard is consistent with the first half of the 20th C, so the early 1900s attribution on the note attached to the hilt might be correct, but I tend to agree with Detlef that it is probably a little later. Ian.