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Ian · 15th April 2005, 05:15 AM

A couple of months ago I was discussing this knife with Laban_Tayo (Shelley) who had also bid on it.

The knife came from a Visayan dealer in the Philippines. It has a blade that is slimmer than the usual talibon, with the usual wide bevel and chisel-ground edge of Visayan knives and swords. The dealer informed me that it was called a pinuti, which I believe means "pointy" in one of the Visayan dialects (please correct me if I have the translation wrong). The dealer went on to say that this knife was from the Eastern Visayas (Leyte or Samar) and probably around 60-80 years old.

OAL = 18.0 inches Blade = 13.5 inches

Ian.

15th April 2005, 05:15 AM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,354	Visayan "pinuti" A couple of months ago I was discussing this knife with Laban_Tayo (Shelley) who had also bid on it. The knife came from a Visayan dealer in the Philippines. It has a blade that is slimmer than the usual talibon, with the usual wide bevel and chisel-ground edge of Visayan knives and swords. The dealer informed me that it was called a pinuti, which I believe means "pointy" in one of the Visayan dialects (please correct me if I have the translation wrong). The dealer went on to say that this knife was from the Eastern Visayas (Leyte or Samar) and probably around 60-80 years old. OAL = 18.0 inches Blade = 13.5 inches Ian. Attached Images