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Originally Posted by nacho
The name of the bolo maker is Carino Victa, a bolo maker who provided weapons to the Filipino resistance fighters circa 1898. The photo is in the Library of Congress. Also published in Kasaysayan: The History of the Filipino People. Book 5.
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It's good to know that the bolo maker's name was recorded.
I wonder though whether that's really his nom de guerre -- because "cariņo" refers to being sweet or dear, while "victa" [or victor] means conqueror.
In any case, that's a cool name for that day and age's rocket scientist
