Help with talismanic inscriptions?

kai · 14th February 2009, 02:57 PM

Congrats, Michael!

The blade looks Sulu to me - hilt possibly Maguindanao?

This "star" motif seems to be related to the smaller "stars"/"bird footprints" sometmes seen on older Moro blades. A thumbnail of a really nice example is published in vZ (sundang)...

The small peg for holding the scabbard in the sash seems to be quite common with these Maguindanao scabbards.

Regards,
Kai

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14th February 2009, 02:57 PM	#19
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Congrats, Michael! The blade looks Sulu to me - hilt possibly Maguindanao? This "star" motif seems to be related to the smaller "stars"/"bird footprints" sometmes seen on older Moro blades. A thumbnail of a really nice example is published in vZ (sundang)... The small peg for holding the scabbard in the sash seems to be quite common with these Maguindanao scabbards. Regards, Kai