Philippine knife (?)

blindside · 24th April 2010, 06:49 PM

Hi,
A student of mine recently gifted me with this knife. The person he bought this from said it was African, but he thought it was Filipino. The shape of the handle certainly reminds me of other blades from the Philippines.

The sheath is a simple sandwich of wood, and appears to be missing at least one band of some type. The backside of the sheath shows three holes where some sort of belt retainer had been nailed in (now gone). The handle has been repaired and some sort of modern glue is holding the metal collar over the handle. The blade is convex ground.

Any suggestions to origin would be appreciated.

thanks in advance,

24th April 2010, 06:49 PM	#1
blindside Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kennewick, WA Posts: 33	Philippine knife (?) Hi, A student of mine recently gifted me with this knife. The person he bought this from said it was African, but he thought it was Filipino. The shape of the handle certainly reminds me of other blades from the Philippines. The sheath is a simple sandwich of wood, and appears to be missing at least one band of some type. The backside of the sheath shows three holes where some sort of belt retainer had been nailed in (now gone). The handle has been repaired and some sort of modern glue is holding the metal collar over the handle. The blade is convex ground. Any suggestions to origin would be appreciated. thanks in advance,