Help With Dagger ID

tom hyle · 3rd February 2005, 02:45 PM

Looks like a bunch of late 19th/early 20th Luzon work. Nice collection. The top two pieces I'm less sure of, especially the top one; without closer pics or more info they could be otherwise Spanish colonial, (or even broader; I've even seen Japanese swords hilted in these styles) but they're probably from Luzon or a very neighboring island. Is the blade bent on the top sword, or was it made with that curvature? Can you tell? These lowland Luzon pieces have a definite European influence, with some of them even being difficult to distinguish from actual European swords and daggers.

3rd February 2005, 02:45 PM	#6
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Looks like a bunch of late 19th/early 20th Luzon work. Nice collection. The top two pieces I'm less sure of, especially the top one; without closer pics or more info they could be otherwise Spanish colonial, (or even broader; I've even seen Japanese swords hilted in these styles) but they're probably from Luzon or a very neighboring island. Is the blade bent on the top sword, or was it made with that curvature? Can you tell? These lowland Luzon pieces have a definite European influence, with some of them even being difficult to distinguish from actual European swords and daggers.