Salampaso short sword - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

31st March 2009, 05:36 AM

KuKulzA28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Marsh

Were these ever used as tools?

I'd like to resurrect Bill Marsh's question as it interests me greatly as well.

My guess would be yes. A lot of cultures in that sort of setting used their swords for ceremony, war, and work... such as PingPu knives, kachin dao, mandau parangs, Visayan bolos... but I'll let the experts speak.

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