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Originally Posted by Ian

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.

Thanks Ian. I will only add that some Ilokano pieces have wavy blades and the tang goes all the way through the hilt.

On the matter of the notch near the hilt, I have a couple of Tagalog bolos that also have this notch.