A tenegre

[Emanuel]

It's been a while since my last acquisition, so I picked up this tenegre from the bay.

22" blade with a nice clip, sort of looks laminated but we'll see. The hilt has lost its nose unfortunately, but it looks like it was a small one and might not be too hard to replace.
A similar example (http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8004) was identified in the past as dating from around the 1920s, would still be a fair assessment? Perhaps closer to WWII?

I like these PI short swords, they seem just perfect all-purpose side-arms.

Emanuel

-pics from seller

[Ferguson]

Very nice! I have one with a similar blade shape, but the hilt is different. And the one that you posted a link to, that has a similar hilt, but different blade.

Steve
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Tenegre/overalldrawn.jpg

[KuKulzA28]

Lovely blades! Does that flap on the sheath help hold the blade sheath in the sash/belt?

[Ferguson]

Lovely blades! Does that flap on the sheath help hold the blade sheath in the sash/belt?

That's what I've always thought. It seems to be a Visayan feature.
Steve

[Dimasalang]

I also have one that has a similar blade profile.

http://fototime.com/60C8B75DAA0B695/standard.jpg

http://fototime.com/61FC65F94F96D1B/orig.jpg

[KuKulzA28]

Just curious, did Visayan blades such as the tenegre, sanduko, pinuti, binagong, etc. have clip-points and false-edges before the arrival of the Spanish or after Spanish influence?

[Emanuel]

Thanks guys, nice blades all around.