Philippine Bowie

Robert · 27th March 2017, 07:51 AM

With the offset tang (most knives that I have seen from Mexico have the tang more centered to the blade) and the leaf decoration on the butt plate I would agree with G. Mansfield that this knife is most likely from Pampanga and would date to the first quarter of the 20th century.

Best,
Robert

G. Mansfield · 27th March 2017, 06:11 PM

Although I know very little about Southeastern Asian weapons, I based the origin off of shared characteristics of similar examples. Although the cross guard may be different from the one cited, the similarities in the form of the barrel hilt and the materials used show almost an identical relationship.

I compared the "four leaf" tang of this one to other Filipino knives where similar forms are present such as:

http://www.vikingsword.com/lew/w1132/w1132.html
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=bowie

-Geoff

27th March 2017, 07:51 AM	#1
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	With the offset tang (most knives that I have seen from Mexico have the tang more centered to the blade) and the leaf decoration on the butt plate I would agree with G. Mansfield that this knife is most likely from Pampanga and would date to the first quarter of the 20th century. Best, Robert

27th March 2017, 06:11 PM	#2
G. Mansfield Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Colorado Posts: 91	Although I know very little about Southeastern Asian weapons, I based the origin off of shared characteristics of similar examples. Although the cross guard may be different from the one cited, the similarities in the form of the barrel hilt and the materials used show almost an identical relationship. I compared the "four leaf" tang of this one to other Filipino knives where similar forms are present such as: http://www.vikingsword.com/lew/w1132/w1132.html http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=bowie -Geoff