5th November 2009, 12:53 AM | #1 |
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A tenegre
It's been a while since my last acquisition, so I picked up this tenegre from the bay.
22" blade with a nice clip, sort of looks laminated but we'll see. The hilt has lost its nose unfortunately, but it looks like it was a small one and might not be too hard to replace. A similar example was identified in the past as dating from around the 1920s, would still be a fair assessment? Perhaps closer to WWII? I like these PI short swords, they seem just perfect all-purpose side-arms. Emanuel -pics from seller |
5th November 2009, 09:24 AM | #2 |
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Very nice! I have one with a similar blade shape, but the hilt is different. And the one that you posted a link to, that has a similar hilt, but different blade.
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5th November 2009, 11:40 PM | #3 |
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Lovely blades! Does that flap on the sheath help hold the blade sheath in the sash/belt?
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7th November 2009, 02:11 AM | #5 |
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I also have one that has a similar blade profile.
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7th November 2009, 04:33 AM | #6 |
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Just curious, did Visayan blades such as the tenegre, sanduko, pinuti, binagong, etc. have clip-points and false-edges before the arrival of the Spanish or after Spanish influence?
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10th November 2009, 08:03 PM | #7 |
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Thanks guys, nice blades all around.
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