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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd June 2019, 03:52 AM
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Views: 5,244
Posted By ashkenaz
I wonder. I never understood why Kampilans...

I wonder.

I never understood why Kampilans are next to non existent in Basilan when they're in constant contact with Kampilan making tribes and groups from Borneo and Mainland Borneo.

That...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2019, 07:34 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 18,223
Posted By ashkenaz
To Ian, Kai, Kino, Sajen and Rick. Would you...

To Ian, Kai, Kino, Sajen and Rick.

Would you like to know where the claim that Visayan blades are brittle, breakable as glass, poorly made? Why ShazamsLaw made a thread like this, and why I made...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st June 2019, 06:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,244
Posted By ashkenaz
Kampilans in Basilan?

Hi All! Another question.

Were Kampilans in use, or ever made by the groups in Basilan? Namely the Yakan, Tausug and Bajaw there.

Because from all my research, it appears that the Moro...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th May 2019, 04:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,241
Posted By ashkenaz
Origin of these Kampilans? Moro or Bagobo?

Okay, so I found two Kampilan pieces from this site:

http://www.forensicfashion.com/1918BagoboWarriorSword.html

That claimed these two Kampilans are of BAGOBO origin. The Mindanao Tribe that is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th May 2019, 08:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,421
Posted By ashkenaz
I know right? That's the biggest problems with...

I know right? That's the biggest problems with obtaining Filipino Martial and Blade anthropology and study. Most of the information googled up are the typical old misconceptions and fallacies...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th May 2019, 06:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,421
Posted By ashkenaz
Agricultural Luzon and Visayas Panabas?

Hi All!

I've been browsing through websites on many types of Visayan bolos when I came across this gem.

A picture of what the uploader claims, what appears to be agricultural counterparts of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2019, 07:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,433
Posted By ashkenaz
Opinion?

What makes the blade obviously Visayan and original, in my opinion, is that the Kris Blade is straightly erected and aligned to the handle, as opposed to the Moro Kris. Kris's like this is something...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd January 2019, 06:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,187
Posted By ashkenaz
Which is the Longest Type of Bolo?

Would anyone happen to guess which type of Ethnographic Bolo from the Philippines was the longest?

I am trying to inquire for further research.

It seems the Minasbad is the longest alongside...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th September 2018, 09:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,781
Posted By ashkenaz
Did Lumads make their own Kampilans?

Hi! Back again..

I was wondering if the Lumads made their own Kampilans and not just refit Moro Kampilan with new hilts, and if so, how did they get the steel material? Did they trade it with...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th January 2018, 12:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,059
Posted By ashkenaz
Oh, you misunderstand sorry. I'm just...

Oh, you misunderstand sorry.

I'm just wondering where the so called Modern Ginunting that the Filipino Marines now use came from, you know, the Ginunting types like the Prado Ginuntings or the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th January 2018, 01:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,059
Posted By ashkenaz
Origin of the Modern Ginunting?

I've been looking up the connection between the Modern/Military/Recon/Marine Ginunting to the more heavy and "traditional" Binangon/Ginunting Bolo as well as the story to how the Modern Ginunting...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th January 2018, 06:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,002
Posted By ashkenaz
It seems that Luzon Bolos have too much western...

It seems that Luzon Bolos have too much western influences on their design, to the point that I think I can't deem it "Filipino" anymore in my opinion. But just Spanish short swords made by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th January 2018, 06:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,981
Posted By ashkenaz
Where did Moros get their Metals to make their blades (all time periods)

More amateur questions,

I've read a claim that Moros, before the times of the Hispanic era and during it to now, had pretty much made all their blades out of steel and never iron.

And then...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2018, 07:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,598
Posted By ashkenaz
These two specimens seem to eerily remind me of a...

These two specimens seem to eerily remind me of a Panabas....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2018, 07:35 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,842
Posted By ashkenaz
Forging/Design Differences between Luzon, Visayan and Mindanao made Kampilans?

Two amateur questions:

1. I read on some articles a while back, and a few posts from some forums and youtube comment sections that Kampilans that Visayans and Luzonese made had profile and design...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th January 2018, 06:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,898
Posted By ashkenaz
I know this is a bit off topic, but that photo...

I know this is a bit off topic, but that photo you attached to your post, the Malay blade on the bottom left, doesn't that kind of look like a Ginunting? Or no? Is it related to the Ginunting in any...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2018, 06:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,878
Posted By ashkenaz
Quotes from other websites that speak of the Lugod / Filipino Karambit

I just researched back, and culled up some quotes from other websites and forums like fmatalk that discussed the existence of the Lugod (Filipino Karambit) and everyone seriously seems to act like...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2018, 08:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,878
Posted By ashkenaz
Traditional Filipino adaptation of a "Karambit"

Another amateur question of mine.

I've read on some websites, including references to some reddit pages and some pages on fmatalk that there existed a historical Filipino (specifically Ilonggo)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2018, 08:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,932
Posted By ashkenaz
I think you guys are right. This "Thai Pra"...

I think you guys are right.

This "Thai Pra" blade design IS strikingly close to a Moro Panabas, it's nearly impossible that there is no link between them. I do find it interesting that every...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2018, 07:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,932
Posted By ashkenaz
Does there exist a counterpart or predecessor of the Moro Panabas in Indonesia?

Another amateur question, one that's been on my mind.

I noticed that almost every indigenous blade in the Philippines has a counterpart in Indonesia or Malaysia today, but with a notable...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2017, 12:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,898
Posted By ashkenaz
This strange "Filipino" Dha

There's an uploaded photo by a sword collecting user, of a Dha looking sword with a scabbard scribbled with Baybayin alphabet writing. Claiming it to be a Filipino Dha sword.

The theory is that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd December 2017, 07:26 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 17,269
Posted By ashkenaz
Eee... no, speaking strictly of historical...

Eee... no, speaking strictly of historical blades.

There's a narrative going on around that the only effective Filipino blades are almost exclusively, if not literally exclusively, Moro blades.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2017, 04:47 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 17,269
Posted By ashkenaz
How Strong are Luzon and Visayan Blades

I've been seeing claims around some forums that Luzon and Visayan Blades are so weak, that they are made of incredibly soft iron, that they break after a few uses and that even Aztec wooden weapons...
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