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carlos
16th March 2023, 03:59 PM
Hello
This is my last adquisition, with a very interesting price because seller sold It like atrezzo sword.
My first impression was philippine origin and made before WWII.
Any opinions are wellcome.
Thanks

Carlos

carlos
16th March 2023, 04:05 PM
Hello
This is my last adquisition, with a very interesting price because seller sold It like atrezzo sword.
My first impression was philippine origin and made before WWII.
Any opinions are wellcome.
Thanks

Carlos

And pictures

Gavin Nugent
16th March 2023, 04:18 PM
Sweet sweeping blade... nice pommel and collar and a very functional guard, congrats.

Edit note, it that a lanyard hole in the pommel?

Sajen
16th March 2023, 07:30 PM
My first impression was philippine origin and made before WWII.

Hello Carlos,

Very nice and interesting Luzon sword and I agree, it's before WWII.

Regards,
Detlef

carlos
17th March 2023, 02:06 AM
Sweet sweeping blade... nice pommel and collar and a very functional guard, congrats.

Edit note, it that a lanyard hole in the pommel?

yes!!! There is a hole in handle to a lanyard.
Thanks for the information!!

xasterix
17th March 2023, 10:17 AM
Great catch, great sword!

I think it is a Tagalog-made blade, likely from Laguna or Quezon provinces; or surrounding areas. The Laguna classification would be "uhas tari" (taking into account that other provinces have different build iterations of such).

Ian
17th March 2023, 11:59 AM
yes!!! There is a hole in handle to a lanyard.
Thanks for the information!!Not sure that this hole would be for a lanyard. That's not a Filipino thing.

Agree with Xasterix that this is a Tagalog blade.

Gavin Nugent
17th March 2023, 04:12 PM
Not sure that this hole would be for a lanyard. That's not a Filipino thing.

Is there merit in the hole being used for wrist wrapping/cord, like some sort of the Munsala/Mansala type cloth specific to the region... seems like a practical thing to have if one was travelling throughout the islands and coastal regions.