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Greetings, just wondering what you guys make of this kampilan. It was acquired by the previous owner in the 80s. I observed that it has a silver coin. It's an easy wield. There is linear lamination, and an age crack towards the tip. The blade is 27.5in long. TIA!
Last edited by xasterix; 4th September 2020 at 11:01 AM. |
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Nice blade, Xas! Certainly looks antique - how thick is it at the base?
The hilt also seems to be genuinely old, especially the crosspiece. At some point though, apparently someone decided to stain the wood black: IMHO it would be a shame to hide nice timber like banati even if a bit damaged from use... Regards, Kai |
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I like the pattern welding in the blade. I agree with Kai that this is older, I'd say late 19c, and perhaps Maranao.
Looks like part of the jaw and the teeth are missing. |
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I agree with Kai and Jose. This is a genuinely old piece--at least late 19th C. As for the dark wood, I've seen this before on old kampilan and I wonder whether they sometimes used a darker wood, like kamagong, in the 19th C.
As already noted, part of the upper "jaw" is missing but this seems to have happened a long time ago. The laminated blade looks great the way it has been etched. Ian. |
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