Unusual Kampilan

Spunjer · 28th April 2007, 04:26 AM

i'm not sure about the distant past, barry, but having lived in panay (iloilo), i haven't heard of any industries regarding making 'fantasy' type swords. there's a town in janiuay (iloilo province) that is known for the binangons they produce, but these are normally agricultural type. as far as fantasy types that you see being sold on ebay and the antique district of ermita in manila nowadays, nine out of ten, it comes out of tugaya, lanao del sur, in mindanao, to the point that it's a known trade of the town. the last time i was in panay, the only extensive sword collection i saw was in the museum.

going back to carlos' example, i'm trying to figure out if the sword was brought back in 1993 or 1893... if it's the former then he got an ermita special ...

28th April 2007, 04:26 AM	#1
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	i'm not sure about the distant past, barry, but having lived in panay (iloilo), i haven't heard of any industries regarding making 'fantasy' type swords. there's a town in janiuay (iloilo province) that is known for the binangons they produce, but these are normally agricultural type. as far as fantasy types that you see being sold on ebay and the antique district of ermita in manila nowadays, nine out of ten, it comes out of tugaya, lanao del sur, in mindanao, to the point that it's a known trade of the town. the last time i was in panay, the only extensive sword collection i saw was in the museum. going back to carlos' example, i'm trying to figure out if the sword was brought back in 1993 or 1893... if it's the former then he got an ermita special ...