Interesting Philippine sword (? military use during revolution)

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Ian

I think the key to the origin of this one lies in its unusual hilt and whether we can find a provenanced example of this hilt that links it to a particular place.

Hello Ian,

I am not sure about this, when you have a look inside the thread I've provided, at post #20 are shown some swords with similar styled handles but some have a other ferrule style and some have a full tang, maybe a sign that this handle style was used in other places also. Just my thoughts.

Regards,
Detlef

[Battara]

I agree that this is not Tagalog, but I would lean more toward Visayan........