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13th July 2018, 07:56 AM | #1 |
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And here are some carabao heads and a profile of same for comparison. Some carabao have horns and others have had them removed or are juveniles.
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2nd December 2023, 06:45 PM | #2 |
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I’m adding this recently acquired example to this older thread. It’s stamped APALIT like Ian’s example, with the number 53 on the other side. No scabbard. (Well, it came with a machete sheath from Belize that coincidentally fits the blade 😂 Is there agreement that this is a butcher knife, and is there a local name?
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5th December 2023, 01:57 AM | #3 |
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The identification of a butcher's knife is not firmly established. It was a comment to me by someone who knows little about knives but lives in the province next to Pampanga. I would not take it as a definitive ID. I have not heard a specific name for this style.
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This one you have reminds me of a Corvo sub type from Chile. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...69&postcount=1 Is there substantial knowledge about this type from Chile and what it was used for? It may offer insights if function follows form. |
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5th December 2023, 05:23 AM | #5 |
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Hi Gavin,
Interesting thoughts. The Philippines had strong ties to Mexico. Several Spanish governors of the Philippines came from Mexico. I have not heard of ties to Spanish colonial interests in South America, but it is possible. |
5th December 2023, 06:32 AM | #6 |
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There is some interesting history at face value.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile%...ines_relations |
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