Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Visayas, the Philippines

Ian · 7th September 2006, 10:03 PM

Hi blades:

Battara's being unduly kind. You really need Zel (zelbone) or Shelley (LabanTayo) to help you with Visayan swords. I believe there may be a book in the works involving the two of them and a few others. Otherwise there is very little published about Visayan swords, although searching the pages here and on the old Forum (see the Home Page - UBB Forum) for these swords will turn up a lot of useful information and pictures.

Here are two deity-hilted swords from the western Visayas. The first one is a Binangon or Ginunting which has a relatively straight cutting edge while the back curves down towards the point.

The second is a Tenegre which is usually a fat-bellied bolo that has a curved cutting edge and a "clipped point" where the back edge is straight and its furthest end is angled down towards the point.

Regards,

Ian.

7th September 2006, 10:03 PM	#4
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	Hi blades: Battara's being unduly kind. You really need Zel (zelbone) or Shelley (LabanTayo) to help you with Visayan swords. I believe there may be a book in the works involving the two of them and a few others. Otherwise there is very little published about Visayan swords, although searching the pages here and on the old Forum (see the Home Page - UBB Forum) for these swords will turn up a lot of useful information and pictures. Here are two deity-hilted swords from the western Visayas. The first one is a Binangon or Ginunting which has a relatively straight cutting edge while the back curves down towards the point. The second is a Tenegre which is usually a fat-bellied bolo that has a curved cutting edge and a "clipped point" where the back edge is straight and its furthest end is angled down towards the point. Regards, Ian. Last edited by Ian; 7th September 2006 at 10:15 PM.