Barong

[Ian]

Originally Posted by CCUAL

Nice barong.

Here are two may be? older blades.

Hi CCUAL,

The one you show in the case on the bottom rack is called a gayang. It is a rare Moro blade form. AFAIK, the clippped section is always curved in the manner of the example you have shown. A stylized version of a gayang can often be found on those tourist plaques showing The Weapons of Moroland.

In more than 30 years of collecting Philippine weapons, I have seen only three examples.

Ian.