Figural handles from Visayan & Luzon swords/knifes

[Sajen]

I want to start a thread of figural handles from swords and knifes from the Visayas and Luzon and hope that you as well will show the handles from your items.

I will start with the handle from this Ilonggo tenegre: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16422

[Sajen]

Second handle from a Visayas tenegre which was shown in this thread:http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15015

[Sajen]

At last a sinampalok handle from Bicol/Luzon which was shown in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15018&page=1&pp=30

Hope you like my idea and join in with handles from yours. :)

[Battara]

Well here is my piece from Panay:

(see this thread: www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13713&highlight=taribon+silver )

[Sajen]

Thank you for posting this beautiful restored handle. Hope that one day I can own such a sword. ;)

[VVV]

Great idea but quite a vast area to cover in one thread.
Like Jose I start with my 3 favorite long nosed bakunawas.

Michael

[laEspadaAncha]

Here's the better of my own two examples:

:)

[Sajen]

Great idea but quite a vast area to cover in one thread.
Like Jose I start with my 3 favorite long nosed bakunawas.

Michael

Thank you for sharing, just beautiful, like before, I hope that one day I will own a sword like this.
And yes, it is a vast area but think that there are cultural connections between both and it would be nice to see it by the handles.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Here's the better of my own two examples:

:)

Nice one, from horn or wood? :)

Detlef

[VVV]

Here is a funny hilt I haven't posted before.

Michael

[Battara]

Wow VVV - interesting and bizarre - never seen this form before.

[Sajen]

Agree, crazy style! :eek:

[laEspadaAncha]

Nice one, from horn or wood? :)

Detlef

Hi Detlef,

Thanks... :) It is horn, with an OAL of 65.5 cm.


Here is a funny hilt I haven't posted before.

Michael

What are the teeth made from? :eek:


Cheers,

Chris

[Robert]

Here is one of mine to add to the photo gallery.

Robert

[Sajen]

Here is one of mine to add to the photo gallery.

Robert

Hello Robert, have hoped that you post this superb handle! ;) :)

[VVV]

What are the teeth made from? :eek:


Hard to tell.
It does resemble some kind of teeth from a small animal more than horn.

Michael

PS Very nice and unique hilt, Robert!

[Battara]

Nice piece Robert. I like it. Are you going to replace some of the missing silver?

[Robert]

Hello Jose, Yes I plan on replacing the missing silver pieces hopefully sometime in the next couple of months. I have so many projects started that I do not want to start another until some of these are completed.:o

Robert

[Royston]

Here are a couple more.

Roy

[Sajen]

Here are a couple more.

Roy

Wow! Very nice. :eek: :)

[Indianajones]

Hi Folks,
as I am just back from the Philippines and have visited the Iloilo museum in Panay, thought to share some pics of the few arms they had. Think it would fit in Sajens' thread although one pic is of spears n shield. Made some close-ups for the details.
Crazy forms they have, havent they!?; what a nose n that bend scabbard!!!

[Spunjer]

looks like they redid the display! pretty cool! used to be, those talibongs and agong were on the wall. i like how they place a glass over that.

here are some more:

[kino]

Silver one is damaged but it could be restored. At least all the coins are present.

[VVV]

Here is another version of the long nosed hilt, this time a Negrito Diplata from Luzon.

Michael

[Sajen]

Here is another version of the long nosed hilt, this time a Negrito Diplata from Luzon.

Michael

Very very nice! :eek: :eek:

[Battara]

Here is another version of the long nosed hilt, this time a Negrito Diplata from Luzon.

Michael
Truly nice and rare piece. Just for laughs and gigles, would you post the entire piece, pretty please?

[VVV]

Truly nice and rare piece. Just for laughs and gigles, would you post the entire piece, pretty please?

OK, here it is.

Michael

[Sajen]

OK, here it is.

Michael


:eek: :eek: Thank you for sharing, now I want one! :D

Detlef

[Battara]

Thank you VVV. What a rare and interesting piece.

[Sajen]

Here my new one. Here is the sword discussed: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17473

[Battara]

And here is another of mine: