Looking vintage and antique samples of Talibong of Panay Island

shayde78 · 12th February 2019, 01:44 AM

Beautiful items, everyone!
Here is my recently acquired example. A few questions:
- The pommels on these seem to share a similar convention. What/who
are they intended to represent?
- On my example below, I guessed from the condition of the leather, and
comparing to WWI and WWII leather I have on bayonet sheaths, that
this might date from the 1940s, or so. Thoughts on this assessment?
- The edge is beveled only on the one side. This seems to be similar to the
other examples on this thread. Is this always the case, or is it indicative
age and/or locale?

As always, thanks for the information, and apologies if these questions have already been addressed earlier in the thread.

12th February 2019, 01:44 AM	#28
shayde78 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 445	Beautiful items, everyone! Here is my recently acquired example. A few questions: - The pommels on these seem to share a similar convention. What/who are they intended to represent? - On my example below, I guessed from the condition of the leather, and comparing to WWI and WWII leather I have on bayonet sheaths, that this might date from the 1940s, or so. Thoughts on this assessment? - The edge is beveled only on the one side. This seems to be similar to the other examples on this thread. Is this always the case, or is it indicative age and/or locale? As always, thanks for the information, and apologies if these questions have already been addressed earlier in the thread. Attached Images