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					Originally Posted by KuKulzA28
					
				 
				Yes Migueldiaz, we're really really distant relatives, in a way. As for cementing our common cultural heritage.... I'd rather sell my laptop, cellphone, clothes, and be a little hungry than give you my laraw     
			
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 Ok, thanks for your generosity. I'll settle for the said cash equivalent 
 
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					Originally Posted by KuKulzA28
					
				 
				As for blades ... Taiwanese aboriginal blades tend to have chisel grinds and open scabbards. The Amis and Paiwanese blades are straight xxx 
			
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 Indeed. Thanks again for sharing the wealth of info 
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					Originally Posted by Nonoy Tan
					
				 
				The open scabbard and hollow hilt does not appear in most Northern Luzon peoples and along the entire path of the Austronesian migration ... 
			
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 Good point, Nonoy. Let's wait for KuKulzA28's further comments ...