Old luzon sword

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Originally Posted by xasterix

Those guards can be seen in swords used by the colonizers in several locations- Cuba, Mexico, and of course Philippines. European guard. Nice hybrid!

Agreed! To me it looks like a very effective close quarters weapon. Since the guard is hybridized was the technique using it also hybridized with blade-on-blade contact and perries with the side of the blade? I do not know by the look of the soldered joint how much pummeling that guard could take.