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Hello friends,

This came from the same Bacolod seller. OAL: 29.75 inches/ blade: 23.25 inches. Unfortunately, there is no scabbard.

My father tells me it's a talibong with a bakutan blade profile.

And it's also our first talibong that has no maranhig/deity as the hilt's design. We have a book (reference) featuring talibongs with hilts that has no maranhig, etc. designs.

Enjoy and regards,

Yves

Nice long Visayan sword. Would you say this is WWII vintage? It appears to have a left-handed chisel grind.

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Originally Posted by Ian (Post 286287)

Nice long Visayan sword. Would you say this is WWII vintage? It appears to have a left-handed chisel grind.

The son of the previous owner (rest his soul) tells me that this was bequeathed to his father way back in 2009. Originally from his grandfather.

Im IMHO (and from the story of the seller)- probably pre or ww2 era (but I'm not sure really). This sword was kept inside a wooden chest since they had this way back when. The seller remembers his father who, once a month or so, brings it out of the chest to oil/clean it.

It has a left-handed chisel grind.

Regards

Yves