Show us your "other" Visayan swords

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Originally Posted by kai

I'm fine with roughly forged or finished blades if they retain traditional functionality (distal taper, balance, etc.). It seems much tougher to keep functional hilts though - how do the modern fantasy hilts feel like during use in comparison? TIA!

Regards,
Kai

Great point Kai. I personally feel the same- I don't hesitate to acquire a modern blade that's ergonomic and has sound construction. Modern blades are mostly functional; hardened but very rarely tempered. I don't expect them to perform as well as modern custom stuff with supersteel, but I try to run them through some abuse.

Currently the main problem plaguing PH traditional blades has to do with hilt dimensions. This is what I've been working on refining with pandays I'm close with. Sometime during the 70s up to present time, hilts have ballooned out of proportion. I'm still trying to find a practical, non-intrusive, and inexpensive way to help modern pandays understand the advantages of having an ergonomic hilt.