Luzon Bolo With Wootz Blade!

ibeam · 28th August 2005, 04:11 PM

Hello All and thank you for all your post and interest on this bolo.

I understand how unlikely a wootz blade would be found on a Filipino sword and let alone on a tagalog blade of Christian region. The patterning on the blade is very tight and never seen it before on any Filipino sandata. Lew was skeptical as well when I told him about it. This was the reason why I brought it over to have him take a closer look at it.

The blade is chisel ground. The patterning is only visible on the beveled side and not visible on the flat side.

The blade was previously etched and Lew did a light etch on it with FeCl.

Unfortunately, I cannot make it to Ashokan and have asked Lew if he could bring this bolo with him. Hopefully many of you could get a chance to look at it in person and give a more definite conclusion.

Here are a few more pics. This is the best I can do with the camera that I have.

28th August 2005, 04:11 PM	#28
ibeam Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 134	More Pics Hello All and thank you for all your post and interest on this bolo. I understand how unlikely a wootz blade would be found on a Filipino sword and let alone on a tagalog blade of Christian region. The patterning on the blade is very tight and never seen it before on any Filipino sandata. Lew was skeptical as well when I told him about it. This was the reason why I brought it over to have him take a closer look at it. The blade is chisel ground. The patterning is only visible on the beveled side and not visible on the flat side. The blade was previously etched and Lew did a light etch on it with FeCl. Unfortunately, I cannot make it to Ashokan and have asked Lew if he could bring this bolo with him. Hopefully many of you could get a chance to look at it in person and give a more definite conclusion. Here are a few more pics. This is the best I can do with the camera that I have. Attached Images