Rob:
Here is another Ilocano sword that just finished on eBay and is no longer available for sale. It has a similar style of brass guard and full tang hilt with a threaded brass nut on the end. I would date this one also as post WWII.
BTW, I have no idea how the two small holes in the guard may have been used. The brazing of the brass joints is also quite evident on this one.
Ian.
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