Figural handles from Visayan & Luzon swords/knifes

[VVV]

Great idea but quite a vast area to cover in one thread.
Like Jose I start with my 3 favorite long nosed bakunawas.

Michael

[laEspadaAncha]

Here's the better of my own two examples:

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by laEspadaAncha

Here's the better of my own two examples:

Nice one, from horn or wood?

Detlef

[VVV]

Here is a funny hilt I haven't posted before.

Michael

[Battara]

Wow VVV - interesting and bizarre - never seen this form before.

[Sajen]

Agree, crazy style!

[laEspadaAncha]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Nice one, from horn or wood?

Detlef

Hi Detlef,

Thanks... It is horn, with an OAL of 65.5 cm.

Originally Posted by VVV

Here is a funny hilt I haven't posted before.

Michael

What are the teeth made from?


Cheers,

Chris

[Robert]

Here is one of mine to add to the photo gallery.

Robert

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Robert Coleman

Here is one of mine to add to the photo gallery.

Robert

Hello Robert, have hoped that you post this superb handle!

[VVV]

Originally Posted by laEspadaAncha

What are the teeth made from?

Hard to tell.
It does resemble some kind of teeth from a small animal more than horn.

Michael

PS Very nice and unique hilt, Robert!

[Battara]

Nice piece Robert. I like it. Are you going to replace some of the missing silver?

[Robert]

Hello Jose, Yes I plan on replacing the missing silver pieces hopefully sometime in the next couple of months. I have so many projects started that I do not want to start another until some of these are completed.

Robert

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by VVV

Great idea but quite a vast area to cover in one thread.
Like Jose I start with my 3 favorite long nosed bakunawas.

Michael

Thank you for sharing, just beautiful, like before, I hope that one day I will own a sword like this.
And yes, it is a vast area but think that there are cultural connections between both and it would be nice to see it by the handles.

Regards,
Detlef