questions about a couple Filipino weapons

mercierarmory · 16th February 2008, 05:08 AM

Today I was just given a couple blades from the Philippines (yes given). They are both veteran bringbacks from WWII and one of them still has the tag the soldier had to fill out to send them home. The sad story is that after the soldier sent them home, he was killed in action and never was able to enjoy these.
Anyways, since I am mostly unfamiliar with weapons of the Philippines, am wondering the specific name of the larger one. I assume the smaller one is a bolo, but am also wanting to know if it's possible to date these at all. I would assume they are 20th century. Are there any good informational websites out there about Filipino weapons?

Of course any comments on these are greatly appreciated. They are quite sturdy and I would assume are functional weapons, not just ones meant as a tourist piece.

Mike

16th February 2008, 05:08 AM	#1
mercierarmory Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18	questions about a couple Filipino weapons Today I was just given a couple blades from the Philippines (yes given). They are both veteran bringbacks from WWII and one of them still has the tag the soldier had to fill out to send them home. The sad story is that after the soldier sent them home, he was killed in action and never was able to enjoy these. Anyways, since I am mostly unfamiliar with weapons of the Philippines, am wondering the specific name of the larger one. I assume the smaller one is a bolo, but am also wanting to know if it's possible to date these at all. I would assume they are 20th century. Are there any good informational websites out there about Filipino weapons? Of course any comments on these are greatly appreciated. They are quite sturdy and I would assume are functional weapons, not just ones meant as a tourist piece. Mike Attached Images