Interesting Tenegre

drac2k · 6th August 2021, 07:40 PM

I just got this interesting tenegre.The sword measures approx. 25" long and there is a space between the tang and the handle that may have once had a guard that is now missing. The blade has a brass(?), insert that I don't know why it would be there unless it was for strength reinforcement or some talismanic effect.
It has a nice scabbard, with a leather top, & either horn or tortoiseshell wraps on the sheath.

xasterix · 7th August 2021, 10:34 PM

Really nice PH weaps. Congrats on your acquisitions.

drac2k · 8th August 2021, 05:47 AM

Thanks!

Ian · 8th August 2021, 07:44 AM

drac,

Your latest acquisition is a nice sword. It appears to have a mono-steel blade with a quench-hardened edge. The scabbard is a fairly old design, and the plates are likely to be horn rather than tortoiseshell. All up, I would say this ensemble is early 20th C (1910-1930), based mainly on the scabbard.

BTW, the large knife at the bottom of your first picture, the one with the leather sheath, is an Ilokano knife from northern Luzon.

Ian

drac2k · 8th August 2021, 06:42 PM

Thanks for the info Ian; what is your opinion as to the brass insert?

Ian · 9th August 2021, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by drac2k

Thanks for the info Ian; what is your opinion as to the brass insert?

I don't know of any particular significance for the brass inlay. In the absence of other information, I'd say it is a decorative feature, but others more familiar with local customs may know more about the use of copper on such blades. Perhaps one of our Filipino members can comment further.

Sajen · 9th August 2021, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian

The scabbard is a fairly old design, and the plates are likely to be horn rather than tortoiseshell. All up, I would say this ensemble is early 20th C (1910-1930), based mainly on the scabbard.

Agree with Ian that it is horn instead of tortoiseshell.

But my age guess is different, I guess end of the 19th century. See here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=tenegre

Very nice tenegre btw.

Regards,
Detlef

drac2k · 9th August 2021, 06:27 PM

Thanks, Sajen; the scabbards do like very much alike.

6th August 2021, 07:40 PM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,250	Interesting Tenegre I just got this interesting tenegre.The sword measures approx. 25" long and there is a space between the tang and the handle that may have once had a guard that is now missing. The blade has a brass(?), insert that I don't know why it would be there unless it was for strength reinforcement or some talismanic effect. It has a nice scabbard, with a leather top, & either horn or tortoiseshell wraps on the sheath. Attached Images

7th August 2021, 10:34 PM	#2
xasterix Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 667	Really nice PH weaps. Congrats on your acquisitions.

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drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,250	Thanks!

8th August 2021, 07:44 AM	#4
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,333	drac, Your latest acquisition is a nice sword. It appears to have a mono-steel blade with a quench-hardened edge. The scabbard is a fairly old design, and the plates are likely to be horn rather than tortoiseshell. All up, I would say this ensemble is early 20th C (1910-1930), based mainly on the scabbard. BTW, the large knife at the bottom of your first picture, the one with the leather sheath, is an Ilokano knife from northern Luzon. Ian

8th August 2021, 06:42 PM	#5
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,250	Thanks for the info Ian; what is your opinion as to the brass insert?

9th August 2021, 06:27 PM	#8
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,250	Thanks, Sajen; the scabbards do like very much alike.