Bagobo ilap/sangi knife for reference

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Ian,

There are for sure authentic knives of this type made from brass like shown in the booklet and stated from Nonoy Tan in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=sangi

But I guess that you speak about similar knives shown from our very missed member VANDOO in the same thread, see picture.

Regards,
Detlef

Detlef, that example from VANDOOS' post is what I was referring to as being of Maranao manufacture for sale to those who travel. Yes, some of the Lumad examples do have brass hilts and scabbards also, which is what makes things confusing. I have seen many Maranao examples of these knives for sale in the Philippines and online over the last 30 years.