Puñal Filipino?

[celtan]

Hi Guys,

Another of my impromptu acquisitions, I believe it is a filipino dagger, or Puñal. Quite dainty, in fact wifey loves it. Any extra info on its origins? Seems like a beautiful cousin to the larger, brutish spanish albacetes.

Best

M

[Sajen]

Hello Celtan,

nice and older one since the handle is elongated (this is what I have learned at this place). The real name is gunong. Try to etch the blade, it has maybe a nice lamination.:)
Here you can see many more of this nice daggers: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5732

Regards,

Detlef

[Battara]

Sajen is right it is a gunong. Some say that slender handles like this indicate an older piece than that of the more "pistol" like hilts. I would say perhaps a little before 1900. Origin? Hard to place. Maybe Mindanao based on the okir, but this is a guess.

[Ferguson]

I like it. :) Definitely a laminated blade.

Here's one with a similarly shaped blade that has been etched.
Steve

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong-11-2009-d.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong-11-2009-pattern1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong-11-2009-tip.jpg

[Battara]

Steve has a point - if you etch the blade the laminations will be more pronounced.

Like the laminations on this one Steve. Once again you are the king (or datu?) of the gunongs. :D

[celtan]

Interesting.

By ""etching", do you imply I should leave the blade dark, sans polishing back to bright..?

Best regards and thank you very much for all the info.

Manuel

[Lew]

Manuel


You can etch with diluted ferric chloride solution if you want but I would just leave it be. It looks nice just the way it is ;)