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25th January 2008, 08:52 PM
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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Garab / Talibon for comment.
This is my first sword of the year, a Filipino talibon.
It measures 22 3/4" overall, with a 18 3/4" blade that's apparently ~5mm thick. It looks somewhat older than my first talibon: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2292 is WWII or thereabouts a likely date? Earlier/later? All comments most welcome. Emanuel |
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25th January 2008, 09:12 PM
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Hi Emanuel,
followed this one.....I really like these.....didn't bid because the shipping cost was too high. Next time maybe  I thought a possible WW2 bring back......but what do I know  Regards David |
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25th January 2008, 09:21 PM
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Well Katana you apparently know something - I agree it is WWII or perhaps a slight bit earlier (1930s).
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25th January 2008, 10:35 PM
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Battara, I'm glad you both agree on the date. The last talibon I had was also around 5mm thick, how thick can these blades get? All the best, Emanuel |
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26th January 2008, 01:30 AM
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Hi Manolo, I'm sure Jose can answer your question about blade thickness on these weapons better than I could but just thought I would add that I have a couple that have 7 & 8mm thick blades and have seen one that was 10mm thick at the grip.
 Robert |
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