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Originally Posted by CharlesS
If I had seen this and not had the forum to refer to I would have thought this was T'boli. What characteristics make it Bagobo?
Thanks in advance.
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Hello Charles,
the belly shape of the blade, the wooden handle and the scabbard style show that it is a Bagobo sword.
Here some typical examples:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=bagobo+sword, post #3
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=bagobo+sword, post #7 and #26
Here has Zel once explained the differences:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=bagobo+sword
Here are shown both, T'boli and Bagobo swords:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=T%23boli
A typical T'boli sword:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=T%23boli
And another one:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=T%23boli
Hope this helps and don't add more confusion.
Regards,
Detlef