I find this sword intriguing.
When a couple from Bakas Pilipinas were in Seattle conducting their research, I was asked to accompany them to the Burke Museum,where I handled one with a similar blade profile, it was very light, but I couldn't give it a good swing.
Maybe the reason why there are not very many of them is because the blades were not easy to come by. I don't think this might have been the primary go to weapon, just to wear, when one is about town with the boys. Could they be just made for people that were on the upper rungs of the ladder, which they could afford more than one sword?
I would love to see a photo of a Moro with one of these type of swords on their side.
Here is a photo of a Sultan with a western style uniform and sword.
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