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Very interesting!
Are the full tang examples from Luzon? Ian. |
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I can't speak for Ian, of course, but I believe he meant full length tangs, not full flat tangs; some of them seem to have full length tangs with brass pommel nuts?
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Thanks Tom. Yes, full length tangs. Sometimes my thoughts get ahead of my fingers
![]() ![]() morningstar -- Laban_Tayo makes mention above of "pinutes." Is the correct spelling pinute or pinuti, and how does the correct term translate into English? Ian. |
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sorry, mis-spelling on my part.
its pinuti. means white metal, or shiny metal. also can be a generic term for long thin blades. |
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I thought I would refesh this thread with some more Phillippine made modern blades.
yakan-made Pira, ca. 1992. ![]() |
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^ forgot to mention the materials used: The handle is made of Langka wood, the sheath is some fort of Palm wood, and wrapped in Rattan.
Here's a cebuano Pinuti. This one is your more run of the mill utility bolo. Made by a Panday named Jun Silva. ![]() |
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Here are pics of the same Pira, as taken by its previous owner, Cecil Quirino: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is probably my favourite blade out of my collection. Very hard steel, the edge holds incredibly well, and it just feels like a workhorse. Another modern made P.I. weapon. Here is a Kampilan made by a maguindanao smith who went by the name of "toks", made in 1992. Also procured from Cecil Quirino's collection: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Due to its tempering the blade vibrates quite a bit, and looking down the spire the blade curves. Despite this it holds its edge as well as any of the stiffer blades I own. Also, despite its relative shakiness in terms of vibrating when cutting with, feels very sturdy and does not feel to me like a tourist blade, which in contrast often feel brittle, wafer thin and unsafe. Of this I cannot be 100% sure and am just speculating, but Cecil is a man who does his research and does not procure touristy blades for his personal collection. What do you all think of me getting this retempered and straightened? I found a local bladesmith (N. American) who would be willing to do this for me. the drawback is that the hilt will nee to be destroyed in order to do so. Of course, the hilt is not as ornate as other older kampilan, nor is it as ornate as newer kampilan hilts coming from places like Tugaya... which I may consider ordering a hilt from to replace the old one if ever I decide to get the blade retempered and straightened. |
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Do you don't think that it is possible to bore out the rivet and take off the hilt? Regards, Detlef |
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