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Join Date: Jan 2021
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I am sharing my latest acquisition. This is the best of its kind in my collection. I am not sure if the guard is a later addition to the sword but it looks good on it. One part of the guard is foldable which I will post a photo later.
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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I'm pretty sure the guard was sourced from another sword and cut to fit this one.
A very nice piece. |
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Join Date: Oct 2018
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Those guards can be seen in swords used by the colonizers in several locations- Cuba, Mexico, and of course Philippines. European guard. Nice hybrid!
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Join Date: Dec 2019
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Agreed! To me it looks like a very effective close quarters weapon. Since the guard is hybridized was the technique using it also hybridized with blade-on-blade contact and perries with the side of the blade? I do not know by the look of the soldered joint how much pummeling that guard could take.
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Keris forum moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Nova Scotia
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Well, I see the break midway along the guard and the solder at the pommel, but I am inclined to believe this might well be a repair for damage done AFTER the guard was attached… which may well answer your question about how much this guard could take.
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