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an excellent write up regarding Filipino swords. i believe he's a member here:

https://www.rappler.com/life-and-sty...ign=SocialFlow

Thanks very much for the kind words sir! :D

This forum has also helped me grow in knowledge. The article is also dedicated to you guys :)

Very good article Xas, thank you for sharing! And Albert for the hint.

Good work man!

It’s great to see articles being published!!

Thanks, Ray - keep them coming, please!

Regards,
Kai

Malugod na pagbati po. I've seen this yesterday being shared by various Filipino blade pages and groups on Facebook, immediately read it, it was good.

Edit: Just a note on Figure 8 (the sansibar from Leyte), someone who's knowledgeable about Waray blades noted that the blade was mislabelled, instead of "tinamban", it was actually an "oyon", an old sansibar profile usually defined by straight spine.

Thanks Spunger. I had the privilege of seeing a longer version of this article recently. Very informative. The author is a member here.

Noted on the "oyon" ID! I'm not familiar with it though- I was taught that once the ricasso is "pinched" and extended, that's automatically a tinamban. My friends from Leyte (residing in areas Tacloban, Carigara, Ormoc, and Burauen) similarly classify a tinamban as such.

It's possible that the "oyon" term might be a (different) town-specific ID, or a younger, alternative term for that blade type.

Great article!

Good work Xas. You’re a wealth of information. Thanks

Maraming salamat Ray! Maganda! :)

Thanks again for the kind words everyone =) you've all inspired me, one way or another!