Modern barung

[Ian]

This one has the appearance of a WWII-era barung. It has a narrow blade for a barung and is well worn and much sharpened, The scabbard is wrapped with cord in the manner of many WWII-era pieces. It is distinguished by an odd punto and a scabbard that is carved with "VICTORY" vertically, and with "Cuyo, Palawan" just below the top cord wrapping. The Cuyo Islands (capital Cuyo City) are a small archipelago of islands under the administration of Palawan Province that run between Palawan and Panay in the western Visayas. It is unusual to find and identify Palawano weapons by inscriptions of this type.

Ian.