Knife with a Spanish Influence?

Ian · Yesterday, 10:06 PM

Rob, no question that the sheath of the original post resembles sheaths from Luzon. However, the resemblance is not entirely convincing for me. In particular, the decorative area showing a face and radiating rays is atypical of Filipino work IMHO. The attachment with an angled strip across the sheath and two rings to attach a belt is an arrangement seen on knives from Laguna and other areas in Luzon, as you have shown with those examples.

Since the sheath does not fit the knife in the usual fashion, then I think we need to discard the sheath when identifying the knife's origin.

Yesterday, 10:06 PM	#9
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,540	Rob, no question that the sheath of the original post resembles sheaths from Luzon. However, the resemblance is not entirely convincing for me. In particular, the decorative area showing a face and radiating rays is atypical of Filipino work IMHO. The attachment with an angled strip across the sheath and two rings to attach a belt is an arrangement seen on knives from Laguna and other areas in Luzon, as you have shown with those examples. Since the sheath does not fit the knife in the usual fashion, then I think we need to discard the sheath when identifying the knife's origin.