A less than common Kampilan

kino · 20th June 2016, 07:20 PM

Moro items have been slow lately so, for your viewing a kampilan, that I picked up early last year.
The tip of the blade is not like the most seen with the sundi, (the protrusion on top of the blade). The cross guard have a double iron hand guard on each side.
I believe the hilt and cross guard is carved from red lauan.
There are some repair work on the hilt, it looks like it was done during the initial carving not at a later time. Probably to save the work that was almost finished, just a thought.
The blade shows evidence of laminations.

20th June 2016, 07:20 PM	#1
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,002	A less than common Kampilan Moro items have been slow lately so, for your viewing a kampilan, that I picked up early last year. The tip of the blade is not like the most seen with the sundi, (the protrusion on top of the blade). The cross guard have a double iron hand guard on each side. I believe the hilt and cross guard is carved from red lauan. There are some repair work on the hilt, it looks like it was done during the initial carving not at a later time. Probably to save the work that was almost finished, just a thought. The blade shows evidence of laminations. Attached Images