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Just won this.
![]() Looks like some sort of Luzon bolo to me, with the side/top faceted semi-figural horn hilt, plate-reinforced peened tang, faceted ferrule to match hilt, pinky cut-out, general shape, etc. Any other ideas on it? I wonder how in blazes it got to the bottom of a mine shaft in Butte, Montana? Another rusty ethnographic pigsticker |
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https://missoulacurrent.com/opinion/...a-history-war/
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Is it considered respectable to stabilize and restore horn-hilt insect damage with polymer fillers? Last edited by Treeslicer; 8th April 2018 at 06:31 AM. |
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Hello Treeslicer,
I've been so free to post some pictures from the ebay auction. I would call it bolo, itak or matulis. Personally I wouldn't hold on to much on a specific name. Robert, Ian or Jose will be able to tell you from where on Luzon this piece coming. I don't think that the damage of the hilt is insect bite but coming from moisture. Here you can see similar pieces from my own collection: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=itak http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=itak |
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And I forget, I personally wouldn't try to restore the hilt, I just would oil it.
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Thanks very much for the links, Detlef, and for posting the photos. The linked photos you provided seem to confirm my guess at the ID. Has anyone seen one marked "PM" before?
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Could it be that it is a homemade knife that by just coincidence looks like a bolo? Bowie clip point blade?
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This is an Ilokano knife with a "double-clipped" blade--a common knife style. The hilt with a small "pinky" notch is also typical of Ilokano work. The wooden(?) hilt is in rough shape and has been "weathered," but overall I don't think this knife is particularly old--probably post-WWII. Knives of this style were common bringback items by U.S. servicemen in WWII and later. Ian. |
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Your question needs more research. Ian. |
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Here's some photos. As you can see, restoration has begun. The hilt is horn, not wood. The most proximal part of the pecked-out design spells out "PHILIPPINES", and the blade is right-hand chisel-ground.
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