Hill tribe sword

Norman McCormick · 9th March 2025, 07:29 PM

Hi,
The blade decoration is somewhat reminiscent of some European court/small swords.
Regards,
Norman.

JeffS · 10th March 2025, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

Hi,
The blade decoration is somewhat reminiscent of some European court/small swords.
Regards,
Norman.

Yes, that is what was the type of thing I was wondering. Hopefully there will be more clues.

Ian · 10th March 2025, 06:05 AM

Hi Jeff,

I thought the same as Detlef. This might well be a Spanish Colonial blade, with decorations consistent with that origin. The handle would be locally made in the Philippines. If so, that blade would be no later than 19th C and perhaps earlier. (Might be worth running it by the Euro Forum guys when you have a chance to clean it a bit to show the decorations more clearly.)

I've been finding a few items like this lately--Spanish Colonial arms from the Philippines--having not seen much over the last 30+ years.

9th March 2025, 07:29 PM	#1
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Hi, The blade decoration is somewhat reminiscent of some European court/small swords. Regards, Norman.

10th March 2025, 06:05 AM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,360	Hi Jeff, I thought the same as Detlef. This might well be a Spanish Colonial blade, with decorations consistent with that origin. The handle would be locally made in the Philippines. If so, that blade would be no later than 19th C and perhaps earlier. (Might be worth running it by the Euro Forum guys when you have a chance to clean it a bit to show the decorations more clearly.) I've been finding a few items like this lately--Spanish Colonial arms from the Philippines--having not seen much over the last 30+ years.