UNKNOWN PHILIPPINE FIGHTING KNIFE

nacho · 5th January 2012, 03:08 AM

I think it is a Panay sword. Attached is a picture of sandukos with different types of blades -- look at the one in the extreme right.

I have always wondered about the blade of this sanduko in my collection. A rare variant? Or a case of a blade from elsewhere in the Philippines just fitted into a sanduko?

Our informant from the Panay Bukidnon tribe told us that they made the handles of their swords but the blade were acquired from the lowlanders. Could they also have obtained a Luzon sword and re-used its blade?

5th January 2012, 03:08 AM	#5
nacho Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Makati Posts: 69	I think it is a Panay sword. Attached is a picture of sandukos with different types of blades -- look at the one in the extreme right. I have always wondered about the blade of this sanduko in my collection. A rare variant? Or a case of a blade from elsewhere in the Philippines just fitted into a sanduko? Our informant from the Panay Bukidnon tribe told us that they made the handles of their swords but the blade were acquired from the lowlanders. Could they also have obtained a Luzon sword and re-used its blade? Attached Images