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This sword just finished in Ebay, 31" overall, blade looks to be full at 26" and no markings. Full guard with wood handle, has split in handle. Pummel has a crack, looks to be poured, old. When I saw I thought in Philippines, is possible?
Best regards Carlos http://cgi.ebay.es/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=370138741724 |
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Hello Carlos,
Yes, I would say that this is from the Philippines. Looks to possible be from the late 19th to early 20th century and I would guess to be of Ilokano origin. I'm sure that when Jose sees this he can give you a more accurate time line and origin on this piece. I was watching this also and if it hadn't come up right after Christmas I would have been bidding on it too. ![]() Robert |
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Thanks Robert fot your comments, when arrived the sword IŽll post more pictures !!
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Great!! I'm looking forward to seeing it after cleaning and to seeing more detailed pictures of the hilt in particular.
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The hilt looks like it could from Luzon but need to see the butt to be sure. The thing that throws me is the length of the blade. IT is longer than usual for most Luzon pieces.
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Hello Jose,
The blade length is one of the things I find interesting about this. I only have two in my collection with a total length of 30 inches or over. What seems very odd to me is the offset hilt with such a small guard and this length of blade. I would have thought that this would have had a D-guard or some other form of extended guard instead of the simple cross guard that it has. I tried cleaning up one of the pictures and to me it looks like I can possible see where the tang could be through the hilt. Or it might just be my eye playing a trick on me. ![]() Robert |
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