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5th May 2024, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,002
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An old Ginunting
Sharing photos of a recent find.
The blade was in bad shape, uncared for. It took some time to clean it up. When I rinsed it under hot water, signs of lamination appeared. The brass bands around the handle seem to be a retrofit. It doesn’t look to be Philippine made. Blade length 19.75 in. False edge 15 in., partially sharpened. |
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5th May 2024, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
Posts: 4,184
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Ginunting? Ginuntings have a slightly curved blade, with the edge on the inside of the curve. Yours looks more like a parang or klewang...My Ginunting below for comparison.:
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6th May 2024, 01:55 PM
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Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
Posts: 4,203
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Wayne, I think that kino is showing us a ginunting-like sword with a long "swedge" along the back edge that may or may not be sharpened. The primary cutting edge is not always curved in my experience.
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6th May 2024, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2021
Posts: 54
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It looks closer to the traditional ginunting of Panay, which is not curved. In any case, within the Philippines alone, there are many blades that have similar profile like "sinampalok" of Tagalog and Bikol regions, "binulang/tinari" of eastern Visayas and Caraga, and so forth.
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