[Rafngard]

Hello all,

Postapoluza 2016 continues.

This time a (I think) fairly recent one from the Visayans. It has the characteristic chisel ground blade. In particular I love the nearly complete ratan work on the scabbard. The carvings on the front side of the scabbard are fun, and what looks look it could be short bit of baybayin on the scabbard is also.

Now I know the name game is of questionable value at best, but this one seems really weird. Maybe this is a project of it's recentness? Anyway, the blade shape, and the ratan looks a bit like a talibon, but not quite. The circular wooden Guard seems like it could have come from a tenegre. The wooden belt clip(?) looks unlike anything I've seen, but almost like someone tried to copy the look of a visayan leather throat chape, but in wood. The hilt is... eccentric?

I'm hoping some of the more knowledgeable forum members might have some more thoughts on this.

Thanks in advance,
Leif