philippine sword
 

THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL NAMES FOR THIS TYPE SWORD AND I AM NOT SURE WHICH APPLYS SO I WILL JUST CALL THIS A MONSTER HEAD BOLO IN AN ABSTRACT FORM WITH A HORN GAURD. THOSE WITH MORE KNOWLEGE CAN PUT A NAME OR NAMES ON IT. :D
IT IS A INTERESTING VARIATION I FORGOT TO BID ON SO MY INFORMATION IS LITTLE BUT ITS WORTH A POST. :)

Hello Barry,

seems that we have the same taste! :D I was bid out in the last moment!:mad: I would call it tenegre, more specific lowlander tenegre and I think it's a very old one.

Regards,

Detlef

I recently picked up a similar sword. Same exact style handle and blade profile.(I can share the pics later). But I would also like to know the name(if there is one) and of the specific group or region this sword comes from. :)

VANDOO, I know that Lorenz had at one time posted photos of one like this on Filhistory but sadly if I remember correctly all that was said about it was that it was a tinigre from Panay.

Dimasalang, I am happy to hear that you have been fortunate enough to acquired one of these yourself and I am looking forward to seeing photos of it later. This is just one of many items that I would love one day to be able to add an example of to my collection. Nice catch to whoever it was that won it.

Best,
Robert

Finally got around to taking some pics. Sorry for the delay. :)

A very nice sword Dimasalang, I especially like the 360 carving on the hilt. Is the separation damage on the guard caused by being dropped or hit in the one spot, or is it from the horn itself starting to delaminate? The scabbard (though somewhat plainer than some that I have seen) is very nicely carved, and the shell casing being used in this way is a nice as well as unusual accent piece. Can you tell what caliber the casing is, and what the rest of the scabbard wrapping is made from? Another very nice catch. Both items posted here (your's and Vandoo's) again show that an envy icon is a much needed addition to the Smiles selection that we now have. :D

Best,
Robert

Love all that carving. Salamat!

Hi Robert, sorry for late reply. The separation on the guard looks to be cracking along the lines in the horn. And the bullet casing is a 45acp...which looks to be made in to the scabbard as the wood was carved to go inside the shell of the cartridge.