Filipino Sword

VANDOO · 19th December 2008, 06:19 PM

WAS THE TABAK ONE OF THE KNIVES THAT IS OFTEN FOUND WITH THE TIP CUT OFF BY ORDER OF THE SPANISH? I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SMALLER EXAMPLES THAT DO HAVE THE CUT OFF BLUNT TIP.
IF SO PERHAPS THIS WAS A LARGER THAN USUAL FIGHTING EXAMPLE RATHER THAN THE SMALLER ONES FOR JUNGLE AND WORK USE AS WELL AS FIGHTING. THE MODIFIED TIP MIGHT HAVE BEEN REWORKED LATER FROM A CUT OFF BLUNT POINT OR PERHAPS THE OWNER CHEATED A BIT AND SAID IT IS NOW MORE BLUNT THAN IT WAS SO THIS IS GOOD ENOUGH.

THE TALIBON IS COMMON AS A SMALL WORK KNIFE AND USUALLY THE LARGER ONES BELONGED TO WARRIORS AND WERE PROBABLY SELDOM USED TO DO COMMON JOBS. SO PERHAPS THIS TABAK SIZE DIFFERENCE IS AN EXAMPLE SIMULAR TO THE TALIBON. WHILE I AM THINKING OF IT HAS ANYONE SEEN A TALIBON WITH ITS TIP CUT OFF BLUNT? I HAVEN'T AND DO WONDER WHY

19th December 2008, 06:19 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	WAS THE TABAK ONE OF THE KNIVES THAT IS OFTEN FOUND WITH THE TIP CUT OFF BY ORDER OF THE SPANISH? I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SMALLER EXAMPLES THAT DO HAVE THE CUT OFF BLUNT TIP. IF SO PERHAPS THIS WAS A LARGER THAN USUAL FIGHTING EXAMPLE RATHER THAN THE SMALLER ONES FOR JUNGLE AND WORK USE AS WELL AS FIGHTING. THE MODIFIED TIP MIGHT HAVE BEEN REWORKED LATER FROM A CUT OFF BLUNT POINT OR PERHAPS THE OWNER CHEATED A BIT AND SAID IT IS NOW MORE BLUNT THAN IT WAS SO THIS IS GOOD ENOUGH. THE TALIBON IS COMMON AS A SMALL WORK KNIFE AND USUALLY THE LARGER ONES BELONGED TO WARRIORS AND WERE PROBABLY SELDOM USED TO DO COMMON JOBS. SO PERHAPS THIS TABAK SIZE DIFFERENCE IS AN EXAMPLE SIMULAR TO THE TALIBON. WHILE I AM THINKING OF IT HAS ANYONE SEEN A TALIBON WITH ITS TIP CUT OFF BLUNT? I HAVEN'T AND DO WONDER WHY