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Old 11th May 2010, 01:01 PM   #3
migueldiaz
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Carlos, that's a nice bolo.

Am sure a lot noticed these also -- (a) blade is chisel ground and has a particular shape that points to a Visayan origin; (b) on the scabbard's upper portion there's a semi-circular metal flap which obviously mimics the original leather flap found on Visayan scabbards; and (c) the wooden scabbard again points to a Visayan origin, because in Luzon it's mostly leather scabbards.

On the other hand, the decorative sphere at the end of the hilt is not traditionally Visayan (and is more of a Luzon trait). But then the bolo's hilt is well-adorned and thus it's not surprising if there are special decorations like that sphere and trimmings, etc.

Congrats on that nice catch
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