Two Luzon pieces for ID

Justin · 17th September 2006, 05:09 PM

I did quite a bit of searching through the forum but couldnt find anything that closely resembled either of these.Anyone know what these are called/who used them?

The larger one is huge {relatively}, the grip is the biggest of any of my PI pieces.the ferrule and the pommel are copper on this one,which seemed a little unusual to me. 25.75in overall

The small one is 16in overall,but the tip is snapped off,it has seen a lot of use/abuse.I read that some of these were used to split wood,by hammering on the spine of the knife with a rock,this seems applicable to this one, to me.

Battara · 17th September 2006, 07:45 PM

Zelbone and Labantayo (and even Ian) could give you better ID for these. I know that they are from Luzon (like you mentioned in the title) and would venture a guess of Batangas based on the handles.

kai · 17th September 2006, 09:50 PM

Hello Justin,

The smaller knife seems too small to be routinely used for wood chopping/splitting IMHO.

Regards,
Kai

kai · 17th September 2006, 09:54 PM

Hello Justin,

Here's a little brother of your large blade:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1735

Regards,
Kai

17th September 2006, 05:09 PM	#1
Justin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 182	Two Luzon pieces for ID I did quite a bit of searching through the forum but couldnt find anything that closely resembled either of these.Anyone know what these are called/who used them? The larger one is huge {relatively}, the grip is the biggest of any of my PI pieces.the ferrule and the pommel are copper on this one,which seemed a little unusual to me. 25.75in overall The small one is 16in overall,but the tip is snapped off,it has seen a lot of use/abuse.I read that some of these were used to split wood,by hammering on the spine of the knife with a rock,this seems applicable to this one, to me. Attached Images Last edited by Justin; 17th September 2006 at 11:48 PM.

17th September 2006, 07:45 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Zelbone and Labantayo (and even Ian) could give you better ID for these. I know that they are from Luzon (like you mentioned in the title) and would venture a guess of Batangas based on the handles.

17th September 2006, 09:50 PM	#3
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Justin, The smaller knife seems too small to be routinely used for wood chopping/splitting IMHO. Regards, Kai

17th September 2006, 09:54 PM	#4
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Justin, Here's a little brother of your large blade: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1735 Regards, Kai