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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Thanks for that info, interesting that Morong has the same style. Fortunately, I know the provenance of the blades- the former owner, and even the panday who had, sadly, already passed away. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Nice to see that guy again Ian! I beieve it's from Binangonan, Rizal. My family lineage extends to that area, and I've seen blades with the same scabbard style as horsey there :) I used to own two... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Thanks for the assessment, Ian and Jose. I neglected to take a picture of the opposite side; here are post-restoration pics already. There's a Chinese chop-mark on that side. It supposedly translates... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Adding another barung to the thread...partially restored, had to plug holes and cracks on the c-horn. I'll be restoring the blade to full functionality soon. Taking a mugshot before it's fully live... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Thanks Leif!!! yep they're a joy to wield and cut with. Still got a lot of functional life left in them. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hope everyone's doing fine. I'm puzzling over something I got from eBay- two kris that look similar at first glance, but have different signatures- one is Maranao, the other Maguindanao. They have... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I agree, it's got Bangsamoro signatures, and an old one...very pretty kris! |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Sorry to burst the bubble, blindside. The ILT proprietor is a friend of mine...but he has very limited traditional blade knowledge. The blade that you posted actually isn't endemic to the... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() That last sample - kampinegre - is a wonderful Frakenstein of a blade! |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Thanks for the samples everyone- just caught up with all the posts now. I'm really interested regarding panabas varieties because it's my personal theory that each panabas type is suited for a... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Agreed, would hate to be on the receiving end of that! Uncommon decoration IMO, I've only seen 4 so far with that inlay, yours is the 4th. Great piece! |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi sorry, I'm not familiar with the names and context you mentioned- can you provide me a link or short summary? Thanks. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi Kai, the probable reason for this is because the Maranao and Maguindanao language are closely linked together; they come from the same root. The Maranao made tourist versions of the panabas, but... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hello Kai, To my understanding, panabas is endemic to the Maguindanaons- the Maranaons don't produce it, except for tourist versions which can be differentiated by its over-intricacy, both in blade... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Greetings, in the tradition of the other "show us..." threads, was curious how many members have panabas. To start off, here's mine. 17-inch blade, 14.5-inch handle. There are geometric patterns on... |
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xasterix
![]() Looking to buy a panabas with blade length 20 inches and above, US sellers only...thanks! |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Those are really fine samples! Especially the first one, there's a similar one like it in the PH National Museum. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I'll try to dig back on the pics. I saw one for sale on ebay I think either 2018 or 2019. Might be swimming around in Worthpoint :) |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Amazing collection! One of the best I've seen so far. May we inquire for more info regarding the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th samples? The 6th sample seems extra interesting as it has provenance note. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Great samples sir Kino! I'm curious about the bottom kampilan. I think it's only the second or third time I've seen that type. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() I think everyone who's into Bangsamoro traditional blades enjoy the shared pictures and posts on the "...show us your barung" topic. I've been browsing for kampilan pics and info on this site, and I... |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Hi sir, it's a crack...the scabbard is damaged. I've included additional pictures. |
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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![]() Just received this barung last week, passed on by another forumite =) so difficult to get rid of the leaf-blade bug. |
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