Katipunan sword

VANDOO · 3rd February 2009, 01:49 AM

A VERY NICE AND UNUSUAL PHILIPPINE SWORD, THE CARVED HANDLE IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE. CONGRADULATIONS.
THE BLADE SHAPE AND THE BLADE BEING INSCRIBED AND DECORATED REMINDS ME OF THE CHARO SWORD BLADES AND THE ENGRAVED DAGGER BLADES FOUND IN MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA. SO PERHAPS THOSE TWO FEATURES ARE DUE TO SPANISH INFLUENCE, THE CROSSGAURD LOOKS LIKE ALUMINUM SO THAT PART AT LEAST WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN FROM WW2 OR AFTER.

Battara · 3rd February 2009, 02:27 AM

A wonderful example and post full of info not often seen in the books!

3rd February 2009, 01:49 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A VERY NICE AND UNUSUAL PHILIPPINE SWORD, THE CARVED HANDLE IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE. CONGRADULATIONS. THE BLADE SHAPE AND THE BLADE BEING INSCRIBED AND DECORATED REMINDS ME OF THE CHARO SWORD BLADES AND THE ENGRAVED DAGGER BLADES FOUND IN MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA. SO PERHAPS THOSE TWO FEATURES ARE DUE TO SPANISH INFLUENCE, THE CROSSGAURD LOOKS LIKE ALUMINUM SO THAT PART AT LEAST WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN FROM WW2 OR AFTER.

3rd February 2009, 02:27 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	A wonderful example and post full of info not often seen in the books!