Hello all,
First of all thank you all for your kind words.
I'm very happy to have found it. I would have been happier if it was diety hilted, but meh. Gift horse, mouth, etc.
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Originally Posted by Ian
We have gone round a few times with what to call these swords. It seems that most people have settled on binangon, although some of the former Visayan members of this Forum would also call it a sundang (an even more generic term than binangon as far as I recall).
Early 20th C seems right for this one.
Ian.
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Correct my if I'm wrong, but
sundang, in a Visayan context comes down to meaning something like "sword," yes?
I'm glad my instinct was about right on the date for this.
Thanks,
Leif