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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Lanao, Philippines
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Hi,
A few of you may have already seen this. More comments appreciated. Got this from Marawi. The blade could easily cut a nail. It's huge and heavy. My Maranao contact says it's a Moro blade. But he also jokingly refers to it as the "Barbarian." Maybe he saw Conan the Barbarian. ![]() Thanks! BobT |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Philippines
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Hi Bob, I have also been offered a sword similar to that but with different style. It has a superb quality blade but the hilt and scabbard was somekind of funny since it was colored with the Philippine flag. I think it is more of a Luzon type hilt but the blade is somewhat like that of the sword of "Panday". Do you think our friends in Lanao are also reproducing swords like that of Luzon? Can you give me its measurements?
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#3 |
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Hungary
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If it'd be older, I'd say a refurnitured Oakeshott XI, or a XIII . Unfortunatuly, they'd be 12-14th century... so it's out, but the blade design, the lenght (the Albions' blade is longer only with 3"), and the mentioned cutting ability is all too familiar. BTW, I love cutting sword like these. So I don't know... is it possible that it remained in fashion for so long?
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
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This is almost certainly a Moro copy of a European broadsword. I have a provenanced example, complete with wooden scabbard, that was commissioned in Lanao del Sur in the early 20th C by a US Administrator.
The Moro origin is probably correct. Nice sword. Ian. |
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Location: Hungary
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What do you mean by broadsword? The middle-age, or the early modern-age one? Just for clearing things up in my mind.
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I forgot to add this to my earlier post AND the newer one as well. Moro origin is correct as far as I know, but I'm faaaaar from being an expert.
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#7 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: zamboanga city, philippines
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here is an example of a maranao made jian.
At first the only thing I knew about this was that it's maranao made. I was enlightened as to the name of the sword it tries to copy in a previous thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...4&page=1&pp=30. |
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#8 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sweden
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Hi Zamboanga,
I recognise that sword ![]() But the blade is more wakizashi than a jian. Michael |
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Even as I didn't ever study chinese MAs, I recall short-edge usage from my deep memories of a lesson from a relative...
![]() ![]() BTW, nice sword, even if it's short for my taste. |
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