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Originally Posted by Bangkaya
As for the eagle, that is a puzzler. Have you considered that it might be a form of a garuda?
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It seems to me that all the elements exist (shield, 3 stars, stripes) in this eagle design to clearly connect it to the coat of arms for the Philippines commonwealth established from 1935-46. I think that dates the scabbard at least. I am not completely sure that the mark on the eagle's breast is necessarily the letter "M", though certainly possible.