Kampilan, for comments pls.

[migueldiaz]

Hello all.

Would appreciate any comment on this piece.

Overall lt. -- 34.6 inches (878 mm)
Blade lt. -- 26.9 inches (682 mm)

Notes:

[1] No scabbard;

[2] Blade has a very good distal taper;

[3] After blade was etched, two color tones came out: i.e., the dark color is the thin strip comprising the cutting edge, and the light color is the bulk of the blade, that apparently wrapped around the former; and

[4] The kampilan was acquired about 2 mos. ago.

Would this be an old piece? What region in Mindanao would this have come from? Other observations, please?

Thanks in advance!