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Originally Posted by Ferguson
I've had this bolo for a few months. Just got around to snapping some pics. It doesn't look too old, maybe mid 1900's? But it seems to be made in the traditional way, and is of good quality. Standard chisel ground blade. Wooden scabbard with leather keeper in the Visayan style. Wood (Narra?) hilt. Any observations welcomed. Thanks for looking.
Steve
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Hi Steve,
Apologies for necro'ing this thread, but I was surprised by the similarity of our figural hilts. May I inquire where you got yours? I got mine from a knife collector in Manila, Philippines, who in turn got the piece directly from an Ilonggo merchant in the 1970s. My piece was supposedly done during or shortly after World War II.