Batangas sword

[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by Royston

It will be interesting to see the new information about the " Minasbad " if Lorenz will oblige ( Please )

Hello Roy, I've just read all the links and sublinks, as cited above

I agree with the comments of Zelbone and Labantayo then, that the sword is from the Bicol region. That was very good research they did back then.

I also agree with Battara and Dimasalang that the name of this sword is "minasbad". Kindly refer to this article, written by a Bicolano professor and artist.

What's unique about Bicol is that culturally, it's partly Luzonian and partly Visayan. Thus whereas Luzon scabbards are traditionally made of leather, Bicol sheaths are commonly made of wood (just like in the Visayas). On the other hand, Bicol blades are traditionally non-chisel ground (while Visayan blades almost always are).

To all, and pardon the little off-topic, I'm busy lately developing the Facebook equivalent of my Filhistory.com. Please try and visit THIS LINK.

At the moment, I'm zooming in on the large-format pics archived at the Univ. of Michigan, and posting them there. A sample of such close-up is below.

If I find a pic pertaining to the subject sword, I'll certainly post it in this thread. What's nice about these original pics is that the full context of the sword is captured (e.g., the paraphernalia attached to the sword).

Regards to all,

"Miguel" or Lorenz in real life, and you all can call me anything you like