An old Ginunting

kino · 5th May 2024, 06:58 PM

Sharing photos of a recent find.
The blade was in bad shape, uncared for. It took some time to clean it up. When I rinsed it under hot water, signs of lamination appeared.

The brass bands around the handle seem to be a retrofit. It doesn’t look to be Philippine made. Blade length 19.75 in. False edge 15 in., partially sharpened.

kronckew · 5th May 2024, 08:02 PM

Ginunting? Ginuntings have a slightly curved blade, with the edge on the inside of the curve. Yours looks more like a parang or klewang...My Ginunting below for comparison.:

Ian · 6th May 2024, 01:55 PM

Wayne, I think that kino is showing us a ginunting-like sword with a long "swedge" along the back edge that may or may not be sharpened. The primary cutting edge is not always curved in my experience.

chmorshuutz · 6th May 2024, 05:27 PM

It looks closer to the traditional ginunting of Panay, which is not curved. In any case, within the Philippines alone, there are many blades that have similar profile like "sinampalok" of Tagalog and Bikol regions, "binulang/tinari" of eastern Visayas and Caraga, and so forth.

5th May 2024, 06:58 PM	#1
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,002	An old Ginunting Sharing photos of a recent find. The blade was in bad shape, uncared for. It took some time to clean it up. When I rinsed it under hot water, signs of lamination appeared. The brass bands around the handle seem to be a retrofit. It doesn’t look to be Philippine made. Blade length 19.75 in. False edge 15 in., partially sharpened. Attached Images

5th May 2024, 08:02 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	Ginunting? Ginuntings have a slightly curved blade, with the edge on the inside of the curve. Yours looks more like a parang or klewang...My Ginunting below for comparison.: Attached Images

6th May 2024, 01:55 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,198	Wayne, I think that kino is showing us a ginunting-like sword with a long "swedge" along the back edge that may or may not be sharpened. The primary cutting edge is not always curved in my experience.

6th May 2024, 05:27 PM	#4
chmorshuutz Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 54	It looks closer to the traditional ginunting of Panay, which is not curved. In any case, within the Philippines alone, there are many blades that have similar profile like "sinampalok" of Tagalog and Bikol regions, "binulang/tinari" of eastern Visayas and Caraga, and so forth.