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6th September 2005, 08:34 PM | #1 |
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Museums in Spain with PI weapons!!
HI EVERYBODY!!
THIS SUMMER I FOUND 2 MUSEUMS WITH PHILIPPINE WEAPONS, THIS MUSEUMS ARE IN THE NORTHEAST OF SPAIN, THE FIRST, MUSEUM OF VICTOR BALAGUER, IS IN VILANOVA I LA GELTRU (BARCELONA). IN THIS MUSEUM I FOUND A LITTLE PART WITH ETHNOGRAPHIC ITEMS, WITH WEAPONS, OF COURSE!!. THE SECOND MUSEUM IS IN THE CITY OF TARRAGONA, MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF THE WEAPONS, WITH ALL KINDS OF WEAPONS AND DIFFERENTS COUNTRIES. I HOPE ALL FORUMITES LIKE PICTURES!! BYE! |
6th September 2005, 08:40 PM | #2 |
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MORE PICTURES!
AND THE NEXT PICTURES ARE FROM THE MUSE FROM TARRAGONA!!
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6th September 2005, 08:46 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for sharing this with us Carlos.
That's an interesting barung in the last photo. How common are barung with false edges like that? Come to think of it, that beveled edge looks odd as well. Carlos, do you recall what that stamp at the forte is? |
6th September 2005, 09:29 PM | #4 |
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Wow, nice one Carlos. Makes me proud being a Filipino.
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6th September 2005, 10:39 PM | #5 |
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carlos,
muchas gracias, mi amigo. as usual these type of pictures are deeply appreciated. as for the picture themselves: WW! for some reason, those swords with forked handles and very small handguard: what are they? are they visayan? it looks like a flattened diety hilt with an exaggerated horn. even the blade is in a tenegre fashion...they were on the other pictures you've provided as well. nice panabases! the padsumbalin on the right seems to have a real hefty blade. and oh, oh, oh, don't forget the bangkung. any close up on that??? on the second group of pics you've provided (museo tarragona), between the flinlock and kris, that looks like a bangkung as well. very interesting. andrew,here's one from the old message board: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001721.html not common at all, i might add... once again, thanks for the pictures, carlos |
6th September 2005, 11:33 PM | #6 | |
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more pictures...
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7th September 2005, 02:37 AM | #7 |
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Mil Gracias, Carlo. Especially for the up close pictures of the barong with horn and the punto that is repoussed (I was hoping you would post that one ). Nice stuff. Helpful.
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7th September 2005, 03:14 AM | #8 |
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The third pic from Tarragona, underneath the butt of the Kabyle gun, there is a saber with anthropomorphic handle(black wood and some incrustations).
Any info what is it? North African? There is a label next to it but can't read it. |
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