Pre1900 Philippine (Luzon) bolos

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Originally Posted by Lee

I doubt this bolo is pre-1900, but it is a very nicely made and mounted example and I would be interested in anything members may be able to tell me about its age and origin. The grip appears to be of caribou horn with silver (about 88½ percent) ferrules. The blade is 13 inches long and 3/8 inches thick at its base with an unsheathed weight of 20.4 ounces.

This bolo came from Lew Waldman's collection and may be an unillustrated example he mentioned in a forum post in March, 2010. http://vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.p...8&postcount=14

Hello Lee,

Your nice bolo from Lew I would place around 1900, if 1890 or 1910, who could say it exactly. Like Lew stated in the given thread silver is seldom seen on bolos and most of the time by 19th century examples.
I let it to Xas, Ian or Jose to place it exactly in origin, I guess Middle Luzon.

Regards,
Detlef