Log in

View Full Version : Pampangan Katipunan Bolo/Itak


Battara
16th August 2021, 05:01 AM
Greetings folks,

Here are pictures of a bolo/itak from Pampangas with a flower/sun on the butt of the hilt and on the scabbard. Unfortunately the scabbard shrank over the years and won't fit the blade anymore.

This is an update and better pictures than that which I shared years ago.

Enjoy.

Ian
17th August 2021, 01:05 AM
Nice katana with some age.

Battara
17th August 2021, 05:59 AM
I think the other name is not itak but tabak.

Yeah I still question the term katana for this.

Ian
17th August 2021, 06:47 AM
There is also the similar utility knife, pangaw-at. Example here. (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=265296&postcount=4)

Battara
18th August 2021, 03:08 AM
Thanks Ian. I've often wondered if they are related.