Finally...Central Luzon origin

[wildwolberine]

I’m adding this recently acquired example to this older thread. It’s stamped APALIT like Ian’s example, with the number 53 on the other side. No scabbard. (Well, it came with a machete sheath from Belize that coincidentally fits the blade &#128514 Is there agreement that this is a butcher knife, and is there a local name?

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=Butcher+knife

http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=226178

[Ian]

The identification of a butcher's knife is not firmly established. It was a comment to me by someone who knows little about knives but lives in the province next to Pampanga. I would not take it as a definitive ID. I have not heard a specific name for this style.

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by wildwolberine

Is there agreement that this is a butcher knife, and is there a local name?

I'm intrigued how far and wide Spanish colonial influences spread across various occupied countries and form followed, how it followed along timelines I am unsure though.

This one you have reminds me of a Corvo sub type from Chile.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...69&postcount=1

Is there substantial knowledge about this type from Chile and what it was used for? It may offer insights if function follows form.

[Ian]

Hi Gavin,


Interesting thoughts. The Philippines had strong ties to Mexico. Several Spanish governors of the Philippines came from Mexico. I have not heard of ties to Spanish colonial interests in South America, but it is possible.

[Gavin Nugent]

There is some interesting history at face value.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile%...ines_relations