A Kampilan blade - from where?

ThePepperSkull · 31st March 2011, 06:16 AM

Is there any validity to the metal inlays being able to cause harm to said evil spirits? ('Validity' in terms of intent of purpose in the culture, of course, and not actual ghost-busting

). As I was told, it was the case that steel or iron would not harm an evil spirit and would simply go though it, but brass or copper or bronze would harm one as badly as a blade would harm the living.

I'm not sure how valid a statement that was, though. this was information passed onto me anecdotally via a relative and not though any sort of quotable/referencable text. Are there any cultures that beleve these metals inlaid in a blade can not only ward off evil spirits, but actually cause them harm if used in defense?

harimauhk · 1st April 2011, 03:11 PM

Since brass contains copper, the copper-colored blades may just be brass with more copper than usual.

Pep: Some brass has to be better than none.

That's the first I've heard of the blades actually being used to COMBAT spirits. I thought just having them around was enough.

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31st March 2011, 06:16 AM	#1
ThePepperSkull Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 338	Is there any validity to the metal inlays being able to cause harm to said evil spirits? ('Validity' in terms of intent of purpose in the culture, of course, and not actual ghost-busting ). As I was told, it was the case that steel or iron would not harm an evil spirit and would simply go though it, but brass or copper or bronze would harm one as badly as a blade would harm the living. I'm not sure how valid a statement that was, though. this was information passed onto me anecdotally via a relative and not though any sort of quotable/referencable text. Are there any cultures that beleve these metals inlaid in a blade can not only ward off evil spirits, but actually cause them harm if used in defense?

1st April 2011, 03:11 PM	#2
harimauhk Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 88	Since brass contains copper, the copper-colored blades may just be brass with more copper than usual. Pep: Some brass has to be better than none. That's the first I've heard of the blades actually being used to COMBAT spirits. I thought just having them around was enough.