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Originally Posted by xasterix
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Hi Xasterix:
Thanks for the follow up and links.
The Ashoka knife is interesting, but I note the comment by Dimasalang in that thread,
"... The wavy blade is obviously of Ilocos or south Philippines, so it is very odd to see this coming from Cavite ... this could just very well be a sword made by a Cavite smith who wanted to replicate a Ilocano blade." I agree with these comments indicating that wavy-bladed knives and swords were atypical of
Cavite styles, and that an
Ilocano influence was likely.
The Tejeros dagger in the second link has a straight, double-edged blade and does not seem to inform our discussion of possible wavy-bladed weapons from
Cavite. The sheath for this one does have silver mounts at the throat and chape of the leather sheath. Indeed both this example and the one in the first link have leather sheaths, rather than horn (as for the item that is the topic of this thread). In this regard, I would point to some of the
modern examples posted by migueldiaz of
Ilocano knives showing leather sheaths with brass mounts at the the throat and chape.
Do you have other examples of wavy-bladed knives or swords from
Cavite?
Regards,
Ian