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Old 19th April 2023, 09:38 AM   #1
tanaruz
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Default KINABASI SWORD

Hello friends,

Sharing this newly-commissioned sword called a KINABASI (Hiligaynon language: meaning in the likeness of, or in the form of a KABASI (s amall fish with a sharp-pointed head).

This lovely sword was made by a bladesmith from Mindoro.

OAL: 30.5 inches/ blade: 22 inches
scabbard: kamagong wood (Diospyros blancoi)- tiger variety.

Enjoy

Yves
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Old 19th April 2023, 12:12 PM   #2
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So, aside from binakoko, apparently Tagalogs and Hiligaynon-speaking Visayans also share kinabasi, though the Tagalog ones are usually shorter than this but the profile is more or less the same.
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