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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Friday Harbor, Wa.
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So, another mystery sword/bolo/chopper for your consideration. It is obviously Filipino, to my eyes anyway, but I have not seen anything similar. Heavy duty blade, with an even distal taper to the tip. Buffalo horn grips, with seven facets and brass ferrules and black leather sheath. The store owner had no idea what it is or where it came from. Do any of our illustrious historians here recognize it?
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
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Tagalog manufacture from Central Luzon. The blade shape is not uncommon. The blade appears to have been made from a file. Most likely made in the second half of the 20th C.
Ian |
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Thank you Ian. Just a few more questions if you don't mind. Does this blade shape/style have a name? From the balance I would gather it is used as a tool more than a weapon, right?
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PM Lorenz, I am sure he will be able to name this for you.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kernersville, NC, USA
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Don't know the name either. But here is a thread showing mine that is similar. Mine has a dedication on it dated to 1901.
Steve http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=bolo |
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