Can anyone help me identify this dagger from Philippines

dark379 · 12th February 2015, 12:29 AM

Hi Mr. Ian Thank you also for your information, ya the workmanship is naive style and locally done for it's own use.

I see if copper was not common that time, there might be a chance it was made specially by someone. unlike iron very common during that time.

Ya i also have a feeling this might be from 18th C to 19 C dagger or latest is early 20th C, because of the workmanship and patina.

VANDOO · 12th February 2015, 05:28 AM

I HAVE SEEN THIS SORT OF KNIFE IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA AND IT WAS USUALLY MADE BY LOCALS WITH COPPER OR BRASS AND OCCASIONALY BRONZE BLADES. THE ONES I HAVE SEEN WERE ALWAYS SMALL AND HAD WAVEY BLADES AS WELL. YOUR EXAMPLE IS A LOT BETTER MADE AND MUCH FANCIER THAN THOSE I HAVE SEEN BEFORE.
THE GRIP LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE LONG PASTERN BONE FROM EITHER A CARABO ( WATER BUFFALO) OR HORSE. SEE PICTURES OF COW AND HORSE LEG BONES, THE LARGER PICTURE IS HORSE LEG. THERE IS A OLD FORUM POST ON THE SPIRITUAL AND MAGICAL POWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SORT OF KNIFE.

ITS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN OF ITS TYPE.

12th February 2015, 05:28 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE SEEN THIS SORT OF KNIFE IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA AND IT WAS USUALLY MADE BY LOCALS WITH COPPER OR BRASS AND OCCASIONALY BRONZE BLADES. THE ONES I HAVE SEEN WERE ALWAYS SMALL AND HAD WAVEY BLADES AS WELL. YOUR EXAMPLE IS A LOT BETTER MADE AND MUCH FANCIER THAN THOSE I HAVE SEEN BEFORE. THE GRIP LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE LONG PASTERN BONE FROM EITHER A CARABO ( WATER BUFFALO) OR HORSE. SEE PICTURES OF COW AND HORSE LEG BONES, THE LARGER PICTURE IS HORSE LEG. THERE IS A OLD FORUM POST ON THE SPIRITUAL AND MAGICAL POWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SORT OF KNIFE. ITS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN OF ITS TYPE. Attached Images

12th February 2015, 12:29 AM	#1
dark379 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 16	Hi Mr. Ian Thank you also for your information, ya the workmanship is naive style and locally done for it's own use. I see if copper was not common that time, there might be a chance it was made specially by someone. unlike iron very common during that time. Ya i also have a feeling this might be from 18th C to 19 C dagger or latest is early 20th C, because of the workmanship and patina.