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Old 9th January 2018, 07:34 PM   #5
Ian
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I have never seen an old karambit in the Philippines, and I have asked several long time dealers in Manila if they have seen one. The answer has always been that the karambit is not a Filipino weapon--it is only used in Sumatra, Java and the Celebes.

I don't have an example of the modern ones that can occasionally be found in the Philippines. I do have this old one that I think is from Java--collected in Jakarta in 1968. It has rather a nice little pamor blade.

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