New bolo from Philippines

carlos · 24th October 2011, 08:45 PM

Hello, this item finished 2 days ago in Ebay and fortunatelly I was the winner. His design is very similar another bolo posted here 2 months ago more or less. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=katipunan
Any information will be welcome.
The description of the seller was:
"This is very solid old machete-style bowie knife. The knife measures 21 1/2" inches overall. The handle measures 5 1/2 inches and is made of green horn. The sheath is decorated leather. I could find no identifying marks other than the engraved decoration on each side of the blade. I did clean the brass that is on the handle a little bit. The blade at the hilt is a 1/4" thick on the back. Knife and sheath weigh 1 1/2 lbs. This knife is from either the Philippines or South America (and surrounding regions of Spanish influence). The age is most likely from about 1900 to about 1950. The "green" horn grips are typical of such "edged-weapons", not to mention the bolo or machete-style blades with rudimentary clipped-point. Condition: Some patina, wear, oxidation, scratches on the blade. A few chips to the edge of the blade. Wear and scratches to the grips."

When arrived I will post more pictures.
Thanks for the information

24th October 2011, 08:45 PM	#1
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 736	New bolo from Philippines Hello, this item finished 2 days ago in Ebay and fortunatelly I was the winner. His design is very similar another bolo posted here 2 months ago more or less. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=katipunan Any information will be welcome. The description of the seller was: "This is very solid old machete-style bowie knife. The knife measures 21 1/2" inches overall. The handle measures 5 1/2 inches and is made of green horn. The sheath is decorated leather. I could find no identifying marks other than the engraved decoration on each side of the blade. I did clean the brass that is on the handle a little bit. The blade at the hilt is a 1/4" thick on the back. Knife and sheath weigh 1 1/2 lbs. This knife is from either the Philippines or South America (and surrounding regions of Spanish influence). The age is most likely from about 1900 to about 1950. The "green" horn grips are typical of such "edged-weapons", not to mention the bolo or machete-style blades with rudimentary clipped-point. Condition: Some patina, wear, oxidation, scratches on the blade. A few chips to the edge of the blade. Wear and scratches to the grips." When arrived I will post more pictures. Thanks for the information Attached Images