Visayan bolo, pinuti?

[Battara]

Interesting pinuti. I don't think that this is a tourist item - the scabbard carving looks too good and old to my eyes.

[KuKulzA28]

I think it may be a tourist item. Seems concurrent with all those "Philippines" scabbards and Army bring back talibongs. I had one like it long ago.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by KuKulzA28

I think it may be a tourist item. Seems concurrent with all those "Philippines" scabbards and Army bring back talibongs. I had one like it long ago.

Could be but not all Army bring back talibongs are special worked for them so that you can classify them as tourist items. Here is an old thread from Senior members about talibons of this quality: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001242.html

Regards,

Detlef

[FilAmfighter1]

OK looking at the blade it is a Pinute, it is Garab. Have several in my collection.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by FilAmfighter1

OK looking at the blade it is a Pinute, it is Garab. Have several in my collection.

Thank you for comment! So you don't think that it is a pinuti but a talibon/garab also when the bend after the bevel isn't so strong as normal? Have you had a look to the other thread I have given the link? Please can you show your examples? And what you think about the age from my one?

Thank you,

Detlef

[Battara]

I guess when I think of talibon/garab, I think of larger blades (and older ones with slightly curved spines as well).

[Sajen]

Agree with you Jose, Garabs are the big ones, look post #3 in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=garab
Talibons are the smaller and more simple ones for every day use.
But my question would be if we can classify the one in question still as talibon?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Battara

Interesting pinuti. I don't think that this is a tourist item - the scabbard carving looks too good and old to my eyes.

Thank you Jose! That's what I thought myself. Will post more pictures when I have received it.

Regards,

Detlef