A new Luzon bolo entered the collection

Sajen · 26th September 2025, 03:51 PM

A new Luzon bolo entered the collection recently, Tagalog or Pampanga in origin like Raymundo stated in another thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30907
It seems to had a hard life behind it, the edge shows several nicks and the spine seems to be heavy treated in the past.
50,3 cm overall, blade 33,5 cm long, 10,8 (!) mm thick at the spine behind the handle. With 768 gram quite heavy. Horn handle with soldered iron mounts.
Last picture shows it with a similar bolo from my collection which was identified by Raymundo as "dahong buho" from Tayabas, Quezon.

Like always are all comments welcome!

xasterix · 1st October 2025, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

A new Luzon bolo entered the collection recently, Tagalog or Pampanga in origin like Raymundo stated in another thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30907
It seems to had a hard life behind it, the edge shows several nicks and the spine seems to be heavy treated in the past.
50,3 cm overall, blade 33,5 cm long, 10,8 (!) mm thick at the spine behind the handle. With 768 gram quite heavy. Horn handle with soldered iron mounts.
Last picture shows it with a similar bolo from my collection which was identified by Raymundo as "dahong buho" from Tayabas, Quezon.

Like always are all comments welcome!

Really nice dahong buho there!!!

Definitely Tagalog, possibly Tayabas, Quezon as well

Sajen · 1st October 2025, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xasterix

Really nice dahong buho there!!!

Definitely Tagalog, possibly Tayabas, Quezon as well

Thank you Xas!

It has a nice leather scabbard also.

26th September 2025, 03:51 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,360	A new Luzon bolo entered the collection A new Luzon bolo entered the collection recently, Tagalog or Pampanga in origin like Raymundo stated in another thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30907 It seems to had a hard life behind it, the edge shows several nicks and the spine seems to be heavy treated in the past. 50,3 cm overall, blade 33,5 cm long, 10,8 (!) mm thick at the spine behind the handle. With 768 gram quite heavy. Horn handle with soldered iron mounts. Last picture shows it with a similar bolo from my collection which was identified by Raymundo as "dahong buho" from Tayabas, Quezon. Like always are all comments welcome! Attached Images Last edited by Sajen; 26th September 2025 at 04:06 PM.