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Gustav · 12th September 2015, 10:07 PM

Regarding Kampilan as a curved cutlass, just a coincidence more likely, considering the "artistic licence":

all of you surely know the picture of a Visayan Timawa or Tumao from the Boxer Codex (c.1590). Note the small signs on the blade, which remind a bit of chinese characters.

12th September 2015, 10:07 PM	#23
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,196	Regarding Kampilan as a curved cutlass, just a coincidence more likely, considering the "artistic licence": all of you surely know the picture of a Visayan Timawa or Tumao from the Boxer Codex (c.1590). Note the small signs on the blade, which remind a bit of chinese characters. Attached Images Last edited by Gustav; 12th September 2015 at 10:41 PM.