Unusual Chinese sword

kino · 29th June 2015, 04:23 PM

Like most so far, I vote Philippines.

M ELEY · 29th June 2015, 04:38 PM

Philippines, with Spanish colonial influence (the quillon with the snake similar to those found on espadas)-

Peter Dekker · 30th June 2015, 06:58 AM

Thanks guys!

Sajen, I see what you mean with the Luzon attribution. In internet search came up with quite a few of them with such a long brass ferrule. I couldn't find any with a complete straight and symmetrical blade like mine. Is this more unusual in this sphere?

Mine seems more Chinese-influenced than most I'm coming across, but you guys have convinced me it's probably made elsewhere.

Philip pointed out how the quillon on the back is too close to the blade for Chinese standards. In China they were used to flip the blade around so they could strike with the handle. I thought perhaps this was because you don't want to flip a double edged blade, because the back edge will then be next to your forearm. But I see many filipino blades that have the same, a thin quillon pretty close to the blade.

Thanks for your help!

30th June 2015, 06:58 AM	#3
Peter Dekker Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kingdom of the Netherlands Posts: 64	Thanks guys! Sajen, I see what you mean with the Luzon attribution. In internet search came up with quite a few of them with such a long brass ferrule. I couldn't find any with a complete straight and symmetrical blade like mine. Is this more unusual in this sphere? Mine seems more Chinese-influenced than most I'm coming across, but you guys have convinced me it's probably made elsewhere. Philip pointed out how the quillon on the back is too close to the blade for Chinese standards. In China they were used to flip the blade around so they could strike with the handle. I thought perhaps this was because you don't want to flip a double edged blade, because the back edge will then be next to your forearm. But I see many filipino blades that have the same, a thin quillon pretty close to the blade. Thanks for your help! Last edited by Peter Dekker; 30th June 2015 at 07:19 AM.

29th June 2015, 04:23 PM	#1
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,018	Like most so far, I vote Philippines.

29th June 2015, 04:38 PM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,159	Philippines, with Spanish colonial influence (the quillon with the snake similar to those found on espadas)-