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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th June 2019, 09:04 AM
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Posted By ShazamsLaw
ashkenaz, I think most of the islands had the...

ashkenaz, I think most of the islands had the same design of tools that you would see as weapons among the moros. Its just that in times you wouldn't see the larger size for the same reason you...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2019, 10:57 AM
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Views: 10,388
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Heres the actual picture of the kris itself. The...

Heres the actual picture of the kris itself. The description is on my previous post


https://imgur.com/V2i8whA
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2019, 06:11 PM
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Views: 5,072
Posted By ShazamsLaw
There aren't many weapons in this museum, seems...

There aren't many weapons in this museum, seems more like a artifacts on the daily lives of colonial Filipinos outside of war.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2019, 11:21 AM
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Views: 10,388
Posted By ShazamsLaw
37 inch Visayan Kris?

https://imgur.com/a/GaT5vGg

I found this at an online auction, the description goes as"

"A mix of a Visayan Bolo and a Moro Kris? It is certainly of monstrous dimensions: 37 inches long (In...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th March 2019, 11:05 AM
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Views: 5,072
Posted By ShazamsLaw
I've seen his forums before. There are actually a...

I've seen his forums before. There are actually a few arguments made by some people on previous threads on how the wavy blades shown by Miguel aren't Visayan or aren't made by Visayans.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th March 2019, 08:36 PM
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Views: 5,072
Posted By ShazamsLaw
PM for spanish sources on Visayan kris and kampilan blades

It is apparent after reading some sources that the visayans weren't alien to using weapons outside of farmers tools such as the bolo or talibong. I've realized that some artifacts reported to be used...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th March 2019, 01:00 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 18,093
Posted By ShazamsLaw
I would like to see those sources.

I would like to see those sources.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th March 2019, 04:11 PM
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Views: 18,093
Posted By ShazamsLaw
I think by the time Filipinos started using...

I think by the time Filipinos started using spanish steel, the use of swords mostly as weapons have died off as it was preferred that the natives and spainards used rifles or guns to fight the moros.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th March 2019, 07:53 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 18,093
Posted By ShazamsLaw
I've actually never heard of any criticism...

I've actually never heard of any criticism towards Scott's works, in fact he was the one that debunked the Code of Maragtas or "code of kalantiaw". When Scott was examining prehispanic sources for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th March 2019, 08:16 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 18,093
Posted By ShazamsLaw
There is a source from a document on the...

There is a source from a document on the pre-hispanic blades of Filipinos by William Henry Scott recorded in his book "Barangay"

It was recorrded in his book that the major source of iron used was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2019, 09:33 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 18,093
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Ian, I think this stigma comes from how...

Ian,

I think this stigma comes from how Filipino blades aren't seen on the same level as other asian blades with only the moro weapons being the exception. From sources that I have seen from books...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2019, 11:55 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 18,093
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Any sources on non-moro Philippine forging?

I'm not sure if this was brought up before but, seems to be a narrative around that the best or working Filipino blades are only of moro origin....

That the use of cast iron along with the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th November 2018, 07:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,008
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Another thing I'd like to add is that,...

Another thing I'd like to add is that, "Lapu-Lapu" who I'm assuming is a Visayan used what is described as a "scrimitar but only larger" in relation to long blades being used by Visayans.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th November 2018, 06:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,008
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Ian, Thank you for your input. In...

Ian,


Thank you for your input. In regards to the pictorial evidence, the link I posted earlier was on a kampilan that apparently was of Visayan creation? I'd imagine that if the kris sword was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th November 2018, 02:14 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,008
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Hello Ian, There has been a previous...

Hello Ian,



There has been a previous thread that talks about a kampilan potentially being Visayan, which is here:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4469
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th November 2018, 04:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,008
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Would you know any proof of Visayan kampilans?...

Would you know any proof of Visayan kampilans? Hard to believe that the Japanese would have longswords and the Filipinos didn't.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd November 2018, 09:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,008
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Visayan barong?

Didn't really know that the visayans used barongs.

Since there seems to be a visayan barong, then its probably safe to assume that Filipinos like the Visayans used the Kampilan and the Panabas...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd November 2018, 06:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,872
Posted By ShazamsLaw
maybe they were testing a visayan kampilan, not a...

maybe they were testing a visayan kampilan, not a moro one
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st November 2018, 10:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,872
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Interesting video on the kampilan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZYMnqfWDrY&t=18s

I'm sure many of you are familiar with the show "forged by fire" which encompasses the idea that they re-create historical weapons and test them...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th November 2018, 06:03 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 57,528
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Would you happen to know anyone or any sources on...

Would you happen to know anyone or any sources on Visayan kampilans or longswords that were used by them? Long blades are known to be associated with muslims or moros only but I find it hard to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th October 2018, 10:40 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,101
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Any books or sources for Visayan longswords

The only sources I have for visayan longswords and other weapons are:

- William Henrys scotts: Barangay
- The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55
1690-1691 Explorations by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th October 2018, 08:03 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 20,215
Posted By ShazamsLaw
I don't recall Visayan blades having that type of...

I don't recall Visayan blades having that type of quality steel. More or less they mostly worked with iron "as breakable as glass" which they imported from china.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2018, 10:36 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 14,067
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Thank you for the pdf friend ~ Shazam

Thank you for the pdf friend


~ Shazam
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd July 2018, 09:04 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 14,067
Posted By ShazamsLaw
Thanks

Thanks for the article, is there any way you could also post a link or the pdf for it, I would like to use it for future references in essays, arguments and research.

With gratitude, Shazam.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th July 2018, 08:11 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,269
Posted By ShazamsLaw
New to the forums here, thanks for the pdf. ...

New to the forums here, thanks for the pdf.

One of the things that caught my eye was his analysis on the quality of weapons they produced.

"The blades are by no means of equal temper or...
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