Philippine Dagger for ID and Comment

moose · 11th March 2005, 04:07 PM

Well I thought the Kris thread was getting too long so I thought I would start a fresh one.

Following that thread. Here's the next piece in my collection. It's a nice dagger, got a real nice heft and feel. Looks to be a bone hilt done in the form of a horse's leg. But I'm not sure about the bone.
When I cleaned it up and did a hot sun/lime juice etch the differential hardening line showed up and some purple, blues and gold.

The blade is 9 5/8" long. 15" overall. It's 9/32" at the hilt. It's square from the hilt for 4" and the last 5" the square edges are rounded over.

You can't really see it in the pommel picture but it appears to be peened over. hit it at least 7 times. Anyway a nice nutcracker on the end.

Finally, I'm not sure if you can see it well but there are 5 direct cuts/nicks on the right side and a good one on the left plus many little dings. Maybe some live blade training or actual use.

Anyway I got this in a trade from a friend who had a girlfriend who lived next to an old gal who husband had been in the war.

You know one of those stories.
I got this one and the bolo people here described as being from Luzon at the same time.

Would appreciate your comments.

moose

11th March 2005, 04:07 PM	#1
moose Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portage, Michigan USA Posts: 44	Philippine Dagger for ID and Comment Well I thought the Kris thread was getting too long so I thought I would start a fresh one. Following that thread. Here's the next piece in my collection. It's a nice dagger, got a real nice heft and feel. Looks to be a bone hilt done in the form of a horse's leg. But I'm not sure about the bone. When I cleaned it up and did a hot sun/lime juice etch the differential hardening line showed up and some purple, blues and gold. The blade is 9 5/8" long. 15" overall. It's 9/32" at the hilt. It's square from the hilt for 4" and the last 5" the square edges are rounded over. You can't really see it in the pommel picture but it appears to be peened over. hit it at least 7 times. Anyway a nice nutcracker on the end. Finally, I'm not sure if you can see it well but there are 5 direct cuts/nicks on the right side and a good one on the left plus many little dings. Maybe some live blade training or actual use. Anyway I got this in a trade from a friend who had a girlfriend who lived next to an old gal who husband had been in the war. You know one of those stories. I got this one and the bolo people here described as being from Luzon at the same time. Would appreciate your comments. moose Attached Images