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The bat head suggests Batangas, as does the blade shape, brass ferrule and small guard. I vote Batangas (Luzon) for this one
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ian,
yes, that's what i was thinking as well. the scabbard also screams luzon. well, batangueno, lol.
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The middle one of the three, with the longer than average punto, might come from the Samal people...
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you notice the punto too, huh? the latest one, it does have a short punto. as for the gap, another forumite mentioned that most likely it had a carabao horn ring around it at one time...
as for your latest acquisition, it's a nice one, ian. maybe this link about tagbanuas will be of help:
http://litera1no4.tripod.com/tagbanua_frame.html
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