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xasterix
26th April 2021, 01:08 PM
Here's an old Lumad blade called "purok bolo" in modern times. I've no idea of the age, but it's gotta be older than 1970s (date of acquisition by previous owner). It's a bit different from the usual purok bolo because of three things. First, it's more aggressive than most purok bolo I've held; the usual ones seem fit for light utility work only. This one seems to have combat potential. Second, it's hefty, the spine is thicker, and there are X marks on it (not assuming that they're kills, simply that they're marked). Third, there's an almost obsessive attempt at securing the blade to the hilt- there are nails driven where the blade meets the hilt, and the pommel is pinned.

All the Lumad tribes have a version of the purok bolo; I'm not yet sure which tribe this iteration belongs to.

Battara
28th April 2021, 04:06 AM
It looks Bagobo to me, especially the design of the bead work.

Ian
28th April 2021, 04:19 AM
I agree with Battara. The scabbard looks Bagobo to me too. However, this is a very common working knife among various Lumad groups, as xasterix has mentioned, and bead work like this is not unique to the Bagobo. There is more information here (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26402).

Sajen
2nd May 2021, 10:51 AM
Thank you for sharing Xas, an utilty knife I hope to add to my collection one day.

Regards,
Detlef