Show us your kampilan =)

[Battara]

Nice ceremonial Iranian/Ilanun kampilan with bells!

Shame the wood repair does not match.

[kino]

Another Kampilan to share.

Published in Arts of Asia Jan.-Feb. ‘91

[Rick]

Originally Posted by kino

Another Kampilan to share.

Published in Arts of Asia Jan.-Feb. ‘91

Kino, do you have any guesses as to the age of this blade? I have a Kris (no gonjo) with almost the same okir work running down the center; I'm pretty sure it's 20thC work but pre-WW2 or post?

[Rick]

N/T

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Rick

Kino, do you have any guesses as to the age of this blade? I have a Kris (no gonjo) with almost the same okir work running down the center; I'm pretty sure it's 20thC work but pre-WW2 or post?

Rick, I also had a kris (without hilt) that had similar okir work. IIRC, my blade did not have a separate gangya and was not high quality. I estimated my example as being mid-20th C, probably post-WWII. Will try to find a file picture.

P.S. Rick, for comparison I tried to send you a (poor quality) picture of mine via PM -- but PM does not allow attachments So it's attached here for comparison. Not sure that it adds much to discussion of the kampilan posted by Kino. It's an old file pic and poor quality, but I think it shows the engraving on the blade OK.
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[Rick]

Ian, yes. but the okir runs all the way to the point.
I wonder if the two krisses and the Kampilan came from the same maker.

[kino]

Originally Posted by Rick

Kino, do you have any guesses as to the age of this blade? I have a Kris (no gonjo) with almost the same okir work running down the center; I'm pretty sure it's 20thC work but pre-WW2 or post?

No idea Rick. Several years ago I contacted Claremont College to inquire about the okirred Kampilan blade, since it has an acquisition number and the donors name, I thought I could at least get an acquisition date. I never got anywhere. If I had to guess, early 20th century.

The one pictured above has an old Spanish colonial coins, but that doesn’t really tells the swords age, just the coins age.

DaveS had a similar bladed Kampilan that showed lamination patterns.

Here’s a bare blade that DaveS gifted over 10 yrs ago.

[Athanase]

Originally Posted by Battara

Nice ceremonial Iranian/Ilanun kampilan with bells!

Shame the wood repair does not match.

Thank you very much for the informations.
Can you estimate the age?

[Battara]

Originally Posted by Athanase

Thank you very much for the informations.
Can you estimate the age?

Probably mid to late 19c