All good points, Fernando. You have done some sterling research on this subject. Thank you for the pictures and information.
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... The manufacturers around the bases didn't even have to be Ilocano. They could have been Kapampangan, Tagalog, even Negrito blacksmiths making Ilocano style knives. Ilocano made knives could also have been brought there conveniently. ...
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Quite possible. Just because the style may have been Ilocano does not mean that these were all made by Ilocanos.