Rare Pilipino Swords....

[Spunjer]

ibeam,
i would hold off on your knife. double edge butter spreaders are hard to come by, lol.

I would probably agree with Rick's comment as to the age.

that it has been re-wrapped, or a newer example?

as far as the carvings on the hilt is concerned, i don't think it's not much crispier than battara's or your garab's (btw, cool garab. no broken fin or anything ) althought the carvings on the scabbard's toe does look pretty crispy.
as for the mandaya sword, congrats you've got yourself a rare piece there. can't wait to see some close ups (hint, hint)