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VANDOO · 29th December 2006, 09:57 PM

I HAVE SEEN KNIVES WITH THIS FORM OF BLADE REFERED TO AS A TABAK. THEY TOOK THAT FORM DUE TO THE SPANISH LAW ENFORCED IN SOME REGIONS AGAINST KNIVES HAVING A SHARP POINT. I WOULD STILL CLASSIFY THIS AS A BOLO AND HAVE SEEN SOME SIMULAR WORK FROM LUZON. I AGREE WITH JOSE AND TO CHECK THE METAL TRY A MAGNET IF ITS SILVER OR WHITE METAL IT WON'T STICK. I HAVE A SIMULAR FIST HANDLE WITH SILVER AND A GOLD RING ON THE FINGER. SO IT IS A REOCCURING THEME WHICH NO DOUBT HAS SOME MEANING. NICE KNIFE

29th December 2006, 09:57 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE SEEN KNIVES WITH THIS FORM OF BLADE REFERED TO AS A TABAK. THEY TOOK THAT FORM DUE TO THE SPANISH LAW ENFORCED IN SOME REGIONS AGAINST KNIVES HAVING A SHARP POINT. I WOULD STILL CLASSIFY THIS AS A BOLO AND HAVE SEEN SOME SIMULAR WORK FROM LUZON. I AGREE WITH JOSE AND TO CHECK THE METAL TRY A MAGNET IF ITS SILVER OR WHITE METAL IT WON'T STICK. I HAVE A SIMULAR FIST HANDLE WITH SILVER AND A GOLD RING ON THE FINGER. SO IT IS A REOCCURING THEME WHICH NO DOUBT HAS SOME MEANING. NICE KNIFE