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Federico · 16th February 2005, 01:49 AM

Ok, a while back when my father was still alive, I asked him,"Dad, what did you call bolo in Waray." And well he said,"Son your great-granpa called the bolo he carried everyday, polished/sharpened everyday, and used for arnis a Sundang." Well suffice it to say, the weapon he described was not a kris sundang. When asked to identify what his grandfather called a Sundang I showed him a bunch of pics of Philippine bolos. When I showed him a pic of a Garab/Talibong he said he had never seen such a bolo before. In the end he felt the blade shape that was the closest match was that of the tenegre, but from his descriptions, the hilt was not a diety hilt but a nob hilted bolo. So now we come to the question, how many groups of people use the term Sundang, and when they use it what are they describing?

16th February 2005, 01:49 AM	#1
Federico Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA Posts: 312	How wide spread is the term Sundang Ok, a while back when my father was still alive, I asked him,"Dad, what did you call bolo in Waray." And well he said,"Son your great-granpa called the bolo he carried everyday, polished/sharpened everyday, and used for arnis a Sundang." Well suffice it to say, the weapon he described was not a kris sundang. When asked to identify what his grandfather called a Sundang I showed him a bunch of pics of Philippine bolos. When I showed him a pic of a Garab/Talibong he said he had never seen such a bolo before. In the end he felt the blade shape that was the closest match was that of the tenegre, but from his descriptions, the hilt was not a diety hilt but a nob hilted bolo. So now we come to the question, how many groups of people use the term Sundang, and when they use it what are they describing?