Luzon bolo (itak?) for comment

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Battara

WELCOME BACK IAN!

Glad you are back with us. Been too long.

I'm curious, what indicates this may be Ilokano?

Thanks Jose. It's good to be back and to have the time to think of swords again.

Ilocano knives and swords are not particularly distinctive, but I have a few well provenanced ones that show the rather graceful contours to the full tang hilt that is exhibited by the original subject of this thread as wella s the small "notch" to the cutting edge just at the ricasso. Not saying these are definitive signs of Ilocano work, but they are consistent with the identified pieces I have had in the past.

Ian.