Although these pieces did go for ridiculously higher than they should have been, I must say that Matulis is absolutely wonderful! The recurve on the blade is semi-reminiscent of a yataghan blade. (I'm not suggesting at all that this is the case, of course. Just noting that the shape of the blade is lovely)
In a semi-related issue, I would like to ask a question to the Luzon-area bolo knowledgables. I'm wondering about the use of woods for the handles. Were they exclusive to kamagong, or have any of you seen cases of Bahi/Palm wood used for hilts? It just occured to me, I've been seeing the use of Bahi escrima sticks more and more recently (with good reason, as kamagong is becoming more and more scarce. I bought a Bahi set myself once my Kamagong set broke) and was wondering if this is just because of the relative scarcity of Kamagong or if it was used for such purposes beforehand?
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