Luzon or Panay?

[Ian]

Originally Posted by RobT

Ian,

...I am posting a knife in my collection that has a nodding similarity to yours but that I had always assumed was post WWII...

Rob, I do think this one you show is likely from the Spanish Colonial period. Hard to say without having it in hand. The small cross guard with proportionately large "balls" at each end and centrally is a likely Spanish decorative feature in my view. Also, the overall attention to detail in the finish seems to be high, and that was often seen on items made for influential Spaniards and Mestizzos. The same was true for the revolutionaries who led the First Republic.

I have other Spanish-Filipino colonial knives and will see what pictures I have of those.

Regards,

Ian