Visayan bolo, pinuti?

FilAmfighter1 · 25th August 2013, 05:34 PM

The piece looks like a post war maybe 1940s Army bring Garab knife. It is missing the unit crest for the WW-2 souvenir types and cord belt.There are slight differences seen between the Talibon and Garab knives. The big blades it it easier to tell. One of the great challenges is that some local maker makes the blade to what they think it should look like. Many blades were made on Luzon to represent those from other regions. Batangas does the same thing today.

Battara · 25th August 2013, 09:44 PM

Sajen I have noticed that garab and talibon seem interchangeable.

Filamfighter1, although I don't think this is a tourist piece, I do agree that it may have been made for use during WWII. I believe that usually the better the carving the earlier the pieceay be as a general rule of thumb.

25th August 2013, 05:34 PM	#1
FilAmfighter1 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Torrance Posts: 49	Army Bring back Garab The piece looks like a post war maybe 1940s Army bring Garab knife. It is missing the unit crest for the WW-2 souvenir types and cord belt.There are slight differences seen between the Talibon and Garab knives. The big blades it it easier to tell. One of the great challenges is that some local maker makes the blade to what they think it should look like. Many blades were made on Luzon to represent those from other regions. Batangas does the same thing today.

25th August 2013, 09:44 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Sajen I have noticed that garab and talibon seem interchangeable. Filamfighter1, although I don't think this is a tourist piece, I do agree that it may have been made for use during WWII. I believe that usually the better the carving the earlier the pieceay be as a general rule of thumb.