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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2019, 04:30 AM
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Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Yes, this is what I meant when I refer to swords...

Yes, this is what I meant when I refer to swords of the more animistic groups in the Philippines prior to having such a heavy spanish influence on their blades.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th April 2019, 04:28 AM
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Views: 12,485
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Shazam, nothing about the blade screams Visayan...

Shazam, nothing about the blade screams Visayan other than the scrabard and handle that they slapped on their, which is something they usually do with a lot of the better weapons they can get their...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th April 2019, 02:50 AM
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Views: 12,485
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
What exactly makes it Visayan? I don't believe...

What exactly makes it Visayan? I don't believe these types of groups made anything outside of tools as weapons....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2019, 11:45 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 25,023
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Isn't the general consensus that Filipino...

Isn't the general consensus that Filipino non-muslim metal smiths were incapable of making longer weapons such as the kampilan or the panabas,
which is why they were only used farmer tools such as...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2019, 08:02 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 21,706
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
I sent a PM for the sources. You mention...

I sent a PM for the sources.

You mention General Lukban but recent studies have shown that some of the famous battles that he "partook" in were actually a facade and that he was never behind some...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th March 2019, 06:50 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 21,706
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
If you look at some of the statistics of the...

If you look at some of the statistics of the amount of men the Filipinos lost to the Americans, you can see that the difference is by a couple of thousands. There's also little to no sources of how...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2019, 07:02 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 21,706
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
I think the assertion is right that Filipino...

I think the assertion is right that Filipino "steel" was faulty in comparison to their asian and moro counterparts. Moro weapons have always been compared to spanish, japanese and even other european...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th September 2017, 02:39 AM
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Views: 4,438
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Looks purely ceremonial.

Looks purely ceremonial.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th July 2017, 02:45 AM
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Views: 4,117
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Paintings/Pictures of Pre/post-colonial Phililppines

These photos which I was able to find on various websites and from books that are related to the indigenous lifestyle(s) that covered the islands.


I would like the note the Lumad with the spear...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th June 2017, 08:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,137
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Igorot Panabas?

In the photo, the Igorot in the middle seems to have a Panabas shaped weapon standing right next to him.
I guess this kind of shows that the technology among the moros were really not different than...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th June 2017, 10:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,474
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Do you know of any books or sources that refer to...

Do you know of any books or sources that refer to 3 feet long swords used by the Visayans or the animists in Luzon? The only thing I could fine was Henry William Scotts "Barangay" which claimed that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2017, 07:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,474
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Uploading them on photo bucket is a good way of...

Uploading them on photo bucket is a good way of keeping those photos up. Posting them in threads makes it easier to google with the right key words. :)

In regards to the sword you referencing,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2017, 07:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,474
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Hi Ian, It is true, the angle could...

Hi Ian,

It is true, the angle could possible make the sword like bigger in length. However in regards to the kampilan above, it seems the specimen is still up to debate on whether it is a Visayan...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2017, 06:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,474
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
non-moro kampilans?

Hello all, this question stemming off of the recent threads on the non-moro kris and the long sword kampilan which may or may not be a visayan in origin
threads: ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2017, 08:07 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 29,318
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Smile comparison

You can see that the people in the pictures posted where head bans look nearly identical (excluding the tagalog) when comparing the warrior with the large sword who sports the same type of head ban....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd March 2017, 09:55 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 29,318
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Could be Bisaya in regards to the headband. ...

Could be Bisaya in regards to the headband.
Its been widely accepted in even wiki's that the picture is considered "visayan timawa/tumao" although no proof to state whether this really is visayan...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st March 2017, 04:21 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 29,318
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Moro in Boxer codex?

Is it just me or is this actually a Moro or a muslim visayan as opposed to the non-islamic Visayans in the Philippines. Which would explain why he's carrying a long sword and why the womens head is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2017, 07:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,276
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Measurements?

Could you post the measurements of the blades from top to bottom

Thanks in advanced

- Brandon
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th February 2017, 08:39 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 25,158
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Smile I believe the Kampilan posted by Carlos however...

I believe the Kampilan posted by Carlos however is of Visayan origin. I am not sure if this is a tourist made one or a kampilan from a time before the coming of the Americans (or maybe even Spanish)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd February 2017, 06:31 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 25,158
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
First Visayan Kampilan?

This may be the first Visayan Kampilan I've come across (if this really is visayan made).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2017, 08:44 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 25,158
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Ancient visayan kampilan?

This may be possible the very first visayan made kampilan that has surfaced. Assuming of course this was pre ww2/ww1.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2017, 08:18 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 29,318
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Shorter? The sizes the kampilan usually comes in,...

Shorter? The sizes the kampilan usually comes in, is 36-48 inches (3-4ft) in length. Quite odd that the kris was evidently used in the Visayans while the the Kampilan is still a theory. Although, The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th January 2017, 02:56 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 29,318
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
I believe the guan dao and other Chinese pole...

I believe the guan dao and other Chinese pole arms have a relatively small blade in comparison to the of a long sword such as the kampilan. The picture of the weapon seem to scale with the size of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th January 2017, 12:31 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 29,318
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
Now that I think about it, I've never seen a...

Now that I think about it, I've never seen a visayan timawa with a large sword like that before. Possibly this may be the Visayan kampilan that I'm looking for, although seems a lot different from...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2016, 08:16 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 25,158
Posted By MaharlikaTimawa
The picture you posted in the bottom, what region...

The picture you posted in the bottom, what region did that kampilan come from? Mindinao?
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