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Join Date: Jan 2021
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I am sharing my very first antique luzon blade acquisition. I do not know what it is called. Perhaps other members can enlighten me or the group about its correct name.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
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WOW! I like that sword! I'm not a Filipino knife/sword expert, though I have quite a few weapons from there.
Dimensions, please? |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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The blade looks Tagalog to me.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
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Hi h0ll0wman.
That's a very nice sword. I notice that the brass areas were once darkened, which was not uncommon on swords from the revolutionary period and during WWII. It is somewhat longer than many Luzon swords of the revolutionary period (end of 19th C and start of 20th C), but I think it dates from around 1900. It is very plain and utilitarian in it's design and may have come from several places in central Luzon or around Manila. The small hexagonal (?) ferrule leads me to think it might be from the Lake Taal/Batangas area or perhaps Cavite, although the ferrules and butt plates from those areas were usually iron. Brass is more commonly seen on Pampangan and Ilocano pieces. |
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