Two new additions to the Luzon collection

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Thank you Ian,

Will soon post a new overview, there is also this piece in the pic, a Pangasinan katana, which will come to me tomorrow.

Regards,
Detlef

I find it very difficult to distinguish between many Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur knives. Both provinces are overwhelmingly Ilokano, so they share a lot of ethnic characteristics and skills. Likewise Ilocos norte. There are also many Ilokanos in Pampanga, and one wonders to what extent those Ilokano influences have been adopted and renamed Kapampangan.

The sinan-kapitan hilt, for example, seems to be found throughout the Ilokano homelands, and Xasterix has stated that it might also be produced in Pampanga. Presumably we are looking for other, more subtle features in order to assign these local designations. Unfortunately, our Filipino colleagues have not been forthcoming with those details, and there has yet to emerge a publication that provides the necessary information. Based on prior concerns expressed on this forum, I am not confident that a complete classification of these knives will get published.