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Ian · 17th March 2005, 02:08 AM

Rick:

I have to agree with Mark. I don't see much to indicate a Spanish origin. The finely milled brass at either end of the wooden handle strikes me as more of a French or Italian trait. The sheath also looks French or thereabouts (Britain, Germany). The inscribed design, as noted already, is very suggestive of Katipunan influence. If we use Battara's dating, the knife likely would have been inscribed with those symbols around 1900, but the knife itself could be older -- and I think it is. Perhaps mid- to late-19th C.

The Ilocano knife is pre WWII, I think.

Ian.

17th March 2005, 02:08 AM	#12
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,363	Interesting knife, Rick ... Rick: I have to agree with Mark. I don't see much to indicate a Spanish origin. The finely milled brass at either end of the wooden handle strikes me as more of a French or Italian trait. The sheath also looks French or thereabouts (Britain, Germany). The inscribed design, as noted already, is very suggestive of Katipunan influence. If we use Battara's dating, the knife likely would have been inscribed with those symbols around 1900, but the knife itself could be older -- and I think it is. Perhaps mid- to late-19th C. The Ilocano knife is pre WWII, I think. Ian.