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Well, I just won this "ANTIQUE OLD CIVIL WAR WESTERN BATTLE KNIFE ULTRA RARE" on ebay.
I has always amazed me how the Philippines seemed to be involved in suppling arms for the American Civil War. ![]() Robert Last edited by Robert Coleman; 25th February 2011 at 04:04 AM. |
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Im starting to really hate you now.
![]() HAHA JK Great find! Awesome Philippine/American Civil War piece. haha Gotta give it up to you Robert, you dig through ebay like no other. ![]() May I ask how much you won this one for? You can PM me if you wish to keep it private. My luckiest mislabeled find on ebay was a Visayan Dagger. It was labeled as WWII Japanese Dagger. Seller claimed his Grandfather was fighting in the Philippines and killed a Japanese soldier and took it from him...so this whole time they thought it was a Japanese weapon. I was the only bidder and got it for $10. ![]() |
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Hello Dimasalang, I sent you a PM. Yes, please do post pictures of your "Japanese knife" as I as well as others would definitely like to see it. Most of the items that I win on ebay are usually mislabeled. If they weren't, I probably would not be able to afford them.
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Nice piece! Congrats! Yes it is Luzono.
Dimasalang, don't hate him but love him, get to know him (and then steal his toys! ![]() |
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![]() Congrats! And like Dimasalang, I also feel like shouting "argh!!" ![]() It's definitely a Luzon piece (peened tang, twisted wire on hilt, blade profile, etc.), as am sure most can tell. One of its 'cousins' is with me (pic of sword attached). That one I have has horn hilt and twisted brass wire also. As to the local name for a dagger, in Luzon it's called punyal (from Spanish puņal) or daga (from the Spanish daga, for dagger also). |
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The thing am still finding out about these blades is the 'humpback' feature at the spine (the right end of the red dotted line in the att. pics).
Am not sure if this humpback feature points to a particular province or region in Luzon. Alternatively it can be a style that was broadly used. Am still not sure either way. Perhaps more pics can be posted in this thread so we put our minds together ![]() p.s. - the pic with dark background is from erik farrow. the one with very light background is from artotec of ebay. thanks. |
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Pics of other examples of humpback Luzon sundang (or tabak, and tabak is used if it is a war sword; while sundang is a generic word that can mean both a utility blade and a war sword), are attached.
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For anyone thinking of pilfering my toys you will first have to get by my well trained attack animals. The cat will strategically place himself between your feet while you walk tripping you at every move while the basset will slobber on your hands making it imposable to grip any sharp pointy objects. Together the are a formidable team who have thwarted any and all attempts of anyone trying to remove my toys from the premises.
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Migueldiaz, As for the 'humpback' feature you are referring to, I have a few examples that I will post in the mourning as it is late here and I am on my way to bed and sleep. I think all of the examples that I have with this shape are from Luzon but I will check and if there are others from any different locations I will post them as well.
My thanks to all who have commented so far on my latest addition. Robert P.S. I know it looks like I am on the forum 24 hours a day but I just leave my computer on most of the time. It saves me alot of time this way. ![]() |
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