Desperately searching Philippines (Visayas) for edged weapons, please help!

driftwould · 26th December 2013, 06:58 AM

Friends, I need some help! I'm in the Philippines trying to find places to buy any kind of traditional knife, dagger or sword. They can be new but made in a traditional style (I love buying from traditional artisans at their shops) or antique. This is the first time I've been on site here looking for anything like this, and I'm still pretty new to searching for this kind of stuff anyway, and I'm having real trouble finding places that actually have them. The locals I happen to know don't have a clue about this stuff and are trying to help but have been taking me to see the fake Hollywood, Conan the Barbarian type of stuff. I found a couple low quality kris in an antique shop, but that's the best I've been able to do so far. I'm bouncing around between Negros (Bacolod area) and Panay (Iloilo area) and will leave in about a week. My window of opportunity is fast closing, please help a newbie!

26th December 2013, 06:58 AM	#1
driftwould Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Currently, Taiwan. Previously China for 6 years. Speak and read 中文 well. Posts: 34	Desperately searching Philippines (Visayas) for edged weapons, please help! Friends, I need some help! I'm in the Philippines trying to find places to buy any kind of traditional knife, dagger or sword. They can be new but made in a traditional style (I love buying from traditional artisans at their shops) or antique. This is the first time I've been on site here looking for anything like this, and I'm still pretty new to searching for this kind of stuff anyway, and I'm having real trouble finding places that actually have them. The locals I happen to know don't have a clue about this stuff and are trying to help but have been taking me to see the fake Hollywood, Conan the Barbarian type of stuff. I found a couple low quality kris in an antique shop, but that's the best I've been able to do so far. I'm bouncing around between Negros (Bacolod area) and Panay (Iloilo area) and will leave in about a week. My window of opportunity is fast closing, please help a newbie! Last edited by driftwould; 26th December 2013 at 07:11 AM.