30th November 2011, 07:46 AM | #1 |
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ID of Filipino? knife
I picked this up as a low-ball bid on a "kukri" ebay auction. The construction looked like it hailed from the Philippines so I gave it a shot. The picture didn't show scale and mentally I was expecting something smaller than the cleaver that showed up at my door today.
So what have I got? Is it a Filipino blade or something else? What is it called? Does the unusual blade shape indicative of a particular use? Thank you in advance for whatever assistance you could supply. |
30th November 2011, 12:07 PM | #2 |
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Hello, yes your blade is surely philippine and from Luzon or may also be Northern Visayas. I believe they are manufactured in the Northern Visayas but traded to a wide area (including Luzon). The bit awkward shape is more prefered by 'moro-related cultures' than Luzon tribes, to my opinion. Although the making of these blades staid consistend from spanish times til 1950's I believe this is an example of around 1930/40's; to compare see the filipinosword offered now in the swapsection, that is one from Spanish times (different kind of sword; typical Luzon)
Hope this helps n perhaps others can add (more specific?) Still a quite nice specimen though to my opinion! |
1st December 2011, 03:12 AM | #3 |
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Thank you for the information, is there a term for this type of knife?
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1st December 2011, 03:55 AM | #4 |
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I also keep thinking it is Luzono and called something like a "pakian"?
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