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Greetings folks,
I am restoring this Katipunan Ilokano bolo. The missing silver parts of the horn hilt are done and I finished the silver mounts on the replacement WWII scabbard. At the end of the hilt is a ball that is the end of the tang. What perplexes me is the hole in the fist fingers. Would it have been for a silver ring (several examples have this), a tassel, or what? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. |
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I forgot - here is a picture of the blade:
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Good Lord, that's one hell of a sword.
Sorry, I don't know about the missing part, just came here to drool over it... |
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Looks like a ring should go there.
I would think the shank would be let into the finger a bit though; just to keep it a bit more secure. ![]() |
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According to Lorenz in recent correspondence, the scalloped blade profile definitely makes this Ilokano (as earlier mentioned by Ian), and that there was most probably a ring there.
What he is not sure of is why around the top finger instead of the "ring finger". Could it be an indication of status or rank among the Katipunan? |
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