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Good day everyone! Just wondering if you guys have a piece similar to mine, especially with regard to the hilt design. A friend estimated this piece to be 1970-1990s, Luzon made. I've seen similar hilts from modern blades (1970 onwards) that originated from a town called Majayjay, in the province of Laguna. Blade profile is common in many other Luzon provinces; it is called 'sungot hipon', which roughly translates to 'shrimp's antennae'.
I'm curious about the following things: 1. What older pieces inspired this hilt and/or scabbard design? 2. When did this hilt style begin? 3. Can anyone ascertain why there's an engraving of a naked lady on the blade? Do any older pieces have such an... inspiration? 4. Chisel grind is not common for Luzon blades. Why do you think the owner/smith customized the blade to be such? Do you know of any advantage of chisel vs convex grind? Measurements are 6-inch albino carabao horn hilt and 8.5-inch blade. Steel studs and various engravings can be found throughout the hilt. Hope you guys can share similar pieces! |
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as reference, i also have a similar looking one.
bought it from a picker, he doesnt know anything about it as well. it is also chisel ground. |
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Regards, Kai |
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Hello all,
Any chance this piece might be related? Blade seems quite similar while the hilt looks quite different... Please refer to this thread for more pics: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24694 Regards, Kai |
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Last edited by xasterix; 1st February 2019 at 04:25 AM. |
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I was thinking that this blade profile was Tagalog. Thanks for the confirmation.
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Thanks, xasterix!
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Regards, Kai |
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Hello xasterix,
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![]() ![]() ![]() If you cut through bulk tissue (or other material), a chisel grind blade tends to cut a curve towards the unbeveled side of the blade/edge. With the relatively thin blades and also thin bevels, this effect may not be very strong though. Regards, Kai |
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Anyhow, I got another one with similar style, from the same source (picker).
The plot thickens I guess. |
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