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tom hyle · 25th February 2005, 01:23 AM

This is from Luzon. From the highland/northern "Igorot" people. I forget what it is called. The handle is a hollow socket, and supposedly they are used as spears in hunting, as well as as dagger/knives. There is another type with the same handle but an SE angled "bolo" blade, too. Recycled hoof rasps are a common material for these. Yours doesn't look that way though.

25th February 2005, 01:23 AM	#5
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	This is from Luzon. From the highland/northern "Igorot" people. I forget what it is called. The handle is a hollow socket, and supposedly they are used as spears in hunting, as well as as dagger/knives. There is another type with the same handle but an SE angled "bolo" blade, too. Recycled hoof rasps are a common material for these. Yours doesn't look that way though.