Interesting that this one has a full length tang and butt screw. Not typical for Visayan knives and swords which usually have a blind tang construction. Also the angle between the hilt and blade looks odd (not as prominent as usually sen on old talibon); there is no "thumb pad" at the end of the blade; and the handle has a small ferrule. Looks more like a Luzon hilt than Visayan.
I suspect this may have been a custom order piece.
Ian
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