Just Ended On Ebay

Battara · 3rd September 2010, 02:09 AM

Oh yes, I've drooled......er.........seen this one before.

You have a good point (like the one on top of my head

) in that the first one may have been made prior to the official founding of the first republic, making it possibly high ranking Katipunan if so.

M ELEY · 3rd September 2010, 04:59 AM

As a naval collector, I never thought it was a dirk, but I did wonder if it might have been Spanish colonial with Phil. influences. That might explain the high bidding, as Spanish bowies seem to fetch as much as U.S. ones do. I am in total agreement that it is in all liklihood a Phil. piece, very nicely made, but ohhh the price!

3rd September 2010, 02:09 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Oh yes, I've drooled......er.........seen this one before. You have a good point (like the one on top of my head ) in that the first one may have been made prior to the official founding of the first republic, making it possibly high ranking Katipunan if so.

3rd September 2010, 04:59 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	As a naval collector, I never thought it was a dirk, but I did wonder if it might have been Spanish colonial with Phil. influences. That might explain the high bidding, as Spanish bowies seem to fetch as much as U.S. ones do. I am in total agreement that it is in all liklihood a Phil. piece, very nicely made, but ohhh the price!