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Originally Posted by Rick
I see what you mean by thin Xas. 
If we look at the Iranun kampilan it too had a very thin blade but it seemed to work in practice for them at least against unarmored people. |
Agreed Rick, both the Iranun kampilan and panabas would deliver deep flesh wounds, probably even crippling injury if struck on certain fleshy body parts. In my tests it can possibly cleave through bone, but the weapon would surely get bent or even chipped as a result.
The nice thing about these flexible blades is that they can be bent back. I'm sure there's a limit as to how many times they can be straightened again though.