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Ian · 18th September 2005, 01:42 PM

Hi Dan.

Welcome back. Good to hear from you again, my friend. Hope your time in PI was successful.

This sure looks like a T'boli sword, although the bead work on the scabbard could be Bagobo. I suspect that the scabbard has been (re)worked recently looking at the cloth, beads, and bells.

Judging from the hilt, this one does not seem to have been handled (used) very much. Nice detail on the hilt where the designs seem a little more elaborate than usual.

Hard to judge the age of this one. Brass inlay was used on T'boli blades pre-WWII, but more commonly in the second half of the 20th C.

Where did you find this one?

Ian.

18th September 2005, 01:42 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,359	Hi Dan. Welcome back. Good to hear from you again, my friend. Hope your time in PI was successful. This sure looks like a T'boli sword, although the bead work on the scabbard could be Bagobo. I suspect that the scabbard has been (re)worked recently looking at the cloth, beads, and bells. Judging from the hilt, this one does not seem to have been handled (used) very much. Nice detail on the hilt where the designs seem a little more elaborate than usual. Hard to judge the age of this one. Brass inlay was used on T'boli blades pre-WWII, but more commonly in the second half of the 20th C. Where did you find this one? Ian.