Visayan Insurrection Sword
I was lucky enough to win this sword at auction ;it was listed as a WW2 sword taken from a Japanese soldier in the Philippines. I thought maybe it was taken by the Japanese from a Philippine soldier fighting with the Americans ; I was very excited when I read the following on this historically dated inscription:
"Bolo captured
--------(can't make out the name),Philippine Islands
the insurrectionist who
carried this weapon
was killed in battle
with American troops"
Another paragraph of history added to my collection where I honor both the brave American soldiers and the fierce Philippine fighters.
P.S. the blade measures 18.25" and the handle approx. 5.5"
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