Mandaya kinfe
 

I have seen this called a Mandaya side knife, also a women's knife. BTW When Anne heard that she grabbed it for her "Kitchen Gallery!"

Supposedly it comes from the Mindanao area.

I would really appreciate comements as to any other info and if the above info is correct. I really don't know for sure.

Hi Bill

I don't think that your knife is Mandaya maybe Bilaan or Bagobo. Here is one that I picked a few months ago.


Lew

I think Lew is on the money (and may give me some soon :D ) this is a Bagobo utility knife used by both men and women.

Everyone is right. This is a utility knife used by men and women. It is attributed to the Bagobo/Kaolu and to the B'laan and Tiboli. The Bagobo call it sangngi.

See this old thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3146

Ian.

And, how thick are the blades of these knives? I just got one recently, but I'm still undecided about if it's a practical exemplar or something exclusively made to be sold as souvenirs. Just trying to gather more data, in fact...

The blade on mine is thin less than 1/8 of an inch and is quite stiff but for a knife that is used for cutting grain such as rice or other light chores it is fine. This blades at least mine is made from laminated steel so I really doubt that they are souvenirs.

Lew

Same here. Need to clean the blade a bit to see if laminated. Hey, it is probably twist core! :rolleyes: :p :D

Anne is using it right now, one of her favorite kitchen knives. Does quite a job on veggies. She likes it better than the little khukuri she was using, but not as much as the Henckel knives.

BTW, mine, I mean HERS, is about 14" long. How does that compare?

Mine's got even bit of beadwork in the scabbard, but the handle's wood could use a bit of treatment... I'll check the blade, also, who knows...
Thank you very much, gentlemen :) .