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Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Eastern Sierra
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
Posts: 8,732
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Here again my example.
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 640
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That's only one indicator on the blade...there are others such as the orientation of the clip and tip as compared to the hilt axis and "tail," the curve trajectory of the edge, and if viewed from top, telltale signs from the spine. There is no such thing as a Maranao pira. Pira is a Sulu blade, among others, that was copied by Tugaya craftsmen starting 1920s until the 1990s. They also copied other blades such as Lumad, and even from Luzon and Visayan areas; sometimes they re-dressed legit Luzon and Visayan blades with fantastic dresses to make them 'exotic' to tourist eyes. I've personally taken apart a wide range of old Tugaya tourist products and I can assure you, most of them have no heat treatment or made of inferior metal and materials. Some even have nonexistent tangs and are just glued to the hilt cleverly. |
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Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Sanibel Florida
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Here’s an older Pira that I got from a seller on eBay when I first started collecting.
This post actually had me think about doing a blade cleaning and etching to see what might be in the blade. Will post when I get done with the process. |
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