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Originally Posted by SendicAntiques
Hello everyone,
It's a pleasure to introduce myself. My name is Gus, and some of you may already know me. I've been collecting and studying for several years, with a particular focus on traditional edged weapons and ethnographic art from Asia, Africa, Spain, and the Middle East.
I've been following this forum for a long time and I want to thank the moderators for accepting me.
For my first post, I'd like to share a piece from our private collection that I think is quite interesting, and I hope it will spark a fruitful discussion.
We think it's a Talunasan...
Measurements:
Overall length: 91 cm.
Blade length: 71 cm with an asymmetrical rhomboidal cross-section.
Width near the handle: 1.6 cm; maximum width: 4 cm.
Thickness near the handle: 0.8 cm.
Balance point: 25 cm from the guard.
Weight: 0.906 kg.
The handle with a so beautiful patina, is made by horn, with a brass guard-ferrule.
From an old Spanish collection.
It was sold alongside Kampilans, Barongs, Krisses, negrito, high-status axes, and bolos… All from the Philippine archipelago and dating from the 18th- 19th centuries.
Please enjoy the photos.
Thank you.
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Hello Gustavo, well met here in the forums, hope all is well in Spain =) thanks for the redirect Ian.
That's a great sample you got there- it's still classified as a Minasbad from Bicol; the Bicol people call that "Minasbad putol." "Putol" means broken, signifying the aesthetic state of the blade's tip. They still make that blade profile nowadays. The unique thing about your piece- it seems the lower handguard is also broken, which makes it twice-broken, so to speak- a really nice piece, especially for its length!
I'm also attaching a pic sample of a piece made just this year.
Hope that info helps
