Don't know what this Philippine weapon handle is ...

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Originally Posted by Battara

Well to me it actually does look like an Igorot axe handle, though modified and cut down. Igorot axe head slots are of the same construction.

Hmm ... everything I Googled on axe handles for that area (Bontoc, Kalinga, etc) brought up handles that looked different from mine, although I didn't consider it had perhaps *originally* been an axe handle and then modified and cut down.

The blunt end is extremely smooth and bulbous shaped ... looks like it was made that way I think ? Which part would be cut down and modified do you think, the head slot ?

Concerning the slot being of the same construction ... only the slot is the grooved portion of the handle. There isn't anywhere else for a tang to go, if you know what I'm trying to say. On typical handles, is there also a slot *in* the handle for a tang to fit, or is the notch the only place for the axe head to fit into a groove ? Do you have some links to pics to show similar construction design ?

Thanks for your reply by the way, I really appreciate it.