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Old 3rd November 2005, 11:17 PM   #2
Ian
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Yep -- Luzon would be my guess. That narrow brass hexagonal ferrule , with the swelling of the hilt immediately above it, suggests Batangas. Mid-20th C. or thereabouts I would think. The stamp on the blade means it probably started life as a leaf spring.

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