Kampilan with red cord

Battara · 26th January 2020, 03:42 AM

The bottom jaw on this kampilan is broken off. Might be Maranao, but hard to tell based on the little okir decoration that I see.

Also the tip of the blade seems to have broken off and ground down.

The red cloth may be to help wrap around the hand to keep it onto the hilt (according to Cato), but it may also be blessed by an imam and/or a sign that the owner has killed many warriors.

It is great that you have an intact scabbard with it.

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26th January 2020, 03:42 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	The bottom jaw on this kampilan is broken off. Might be Maranao, but hard to tell based on the little okir decoration that I see. Also the tip of the blade seems to have broken off and ground down. The red cloth may be to help wrap around the hand to keep it onto the hilt (according to Cato), but it may also be blessed by an imam and/or a sign that the owner has killed many warriors. It is great that you have an intact scabbard with it.