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Battara
21st October 2013, 05:42 PM
Greetings folks,

I just got this off eBay. It looks like a WWII US blade with a T'boli cast brass custom hilt, a Maguindanao custom made scabbard out of wood and white metal (I tested the metal), and rubber insulated wire wrap (spray painted gold) around the mid-section.

Interesting piece with cultural crossovers (what do you think Charles?). The US serviceman must have been stationed on Mindinao during WWII.

Enjoy.
thinreadline
21st October 2013, 06:12 PM
yes it does look like an US M3 Fighting knife blade , similar to this one I have .
CharlesS
21st October 2013, 06:33 PM
Nice pick-up Jose!

I can't speak to the cultural crossovers here because I don't know enough about T'boli blades other than some basics, but I am expecting some interesting insight from other collectors of Filipino blades.
Sajen
21st October 2013, 06:58 PM
Congrats, now I know it in good hands! ;) I was bidding as well but forget to give my final bid because a friend visiting me. Why you think it's an american blade? The dagger Thinreadline show is similar but not the same. :shrug:
It is without doubt a very interesting dagger, a little bit gunong like.

Regards,

Detlef
thinreadline
21st October 2013, 08:10 PM
Congrats, now I know it in good hands! ;) I was bidding as well but forget to give my final bid because a friend visiting me. Why you think it's an american blade? The dagger Thinreadline show is similar but not the same. :shrug:
It is without doubt a very interesting dagger, a little bit gunong like.

Regards,

Detlef

I would agree that it has an American blade , and that it is a WW2 M3 blade which has been re shaped towards the point. . There are certain distinctive features such as the shape at the ricasso and the blade profile which strongly indicate it to be an M3 .
Sajen
21st October 2013, 08:34 PM
I would agree that it has an American blade , and that it is a WW2 M3 blade which has been re shaped towards the point. . There are certain distinctive features such as the shape at the ricasso and the blade profile which strongly indicate it to be an M3 .

You could be correct after a second look and the possibility that it could be reshaped. :)

Regards,

Detlef