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Old 26th October 2021, 11:52 PM   #11
Ian
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Originally Posted by RobT View Post
... The end of the hilt is simply a brass washer held in place by a steel pin (I used a magnet) so I suspect that the pin is actually the tang because if it were just a pin to hold the washer in place it would more logically be made of brass...
That makes sense. It is a form of hilt attachment seen in northern and central Luzon.
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