I think it is a Panay sword. Attached is a picture of sandukos with different types of blades -- look at the one in the extreme right.
I have always wondered about the blade of this sanduko in my collection. A rare variant? Or a case of a blade from elsewhere in the Philippines just fitted into a sanduko?
Our informant from the Panay Bukidnon tribe told us that they made the handles of their swords but the blade were acquired from the lowlanders. Could they also have obtained a Luzon sword and re-used its blade?
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