And Yet Another Bolo

carlos · 4th February 2011, 04:34 PM

Here is another acquisition of mine that has not arrived yet. The pictures are from the auction site. I have not seen a hilt like this one before so any information on it would be greatly appreciated. I would guess that it is from Luzon even though I do not know if the tang extends completely through the hilt or not "as it is not shown clearly enough in the pictures to tell for sure". All I know is that the blade is 18-1/4 inches long and supposedly about 3/8 of an inch thick at the hilt so I would imagine that the total length would be around 23 inches. I also wonder if it might not have had a metal collar around the grip right behind the guard a some point in time? Again my thanks to everyone for their help.

Robert[/QUOTE]

Hello Robert!!
Congratulations for this pair of beauties!! I have one knife with a hit similar to your second adquisition, But whe I bought it seller only tell me that was african

I wish you enjoy this weapons and thanks for the post!1
best regards
carlos

Robert · 4th February 2011, 07:25 PM

Migueldiaz, Boy do I feel silly. I was so interested in the hilt that I failed to even notice the fact that the blade was chisel ground.

I think that I might need a new pair of glasses.

WOW, 50-60 years. Now that's getting your moneys worth on anything especially a general utility knife. I hate to think how many kitchen knives alone that I have gone through in the last 40 years.

Sajen, Thank you for your kind words. Seeing that bolos seem to be about 90% of what I post I was worried that the members here might be getting tired of looking at them. Again my thanks.

Carlos, Thank you too for your kind words. If you would, could you please post a picture that shows all of your wonderful knife?

One more question on the last item that I posted. Seeing as this is from the Visayan would it be refered to as a tenegre or something else?

Robert

carlos · 4th February 2011, 07:56 PM

Yes, of course!!n those are thee pictures from knife.

Robert · 4th February 2011, 08:39 PM

Carlos, Thank you very much for sharing these wonderful pieces. Having the scabbards for them both is especially nice. On more than half of the ones that I find the scabbards are either completely missing or in really poor condition.

IF you EVER decide to part with them please keep me in mind as I would love to add them both to my collection.

Here is a small Visayans knife that I just received. It has a beautiful Kamagong wood hilt even though it is roughly carved. It has a collection number on the hilt that reads L300 but I have no idea of what or who's collection it might have been from.

Robert

migueldiaz · 5th February 2011, 05:10 AM

Carlos, thanks for posting the pics of your Phil. blades. Nice!

Robert, that's a nice plamingko. That's how the Visayans call their traditional utility knife, and your plamingko surely follows the typical format.

Robert · 5th February 2011, 05:48 AM

Migueldiaz, Again my thanks for the information on my new "plamingko". When it arrived it did come with a scabbard but I have not yet been able to remove the layers of scotch tape that it is covered in. The tape is very old and the adhesive is attached firmly to the wood. I am afraid that paint remover might be my last resort in removing it. Below is a picture of what it looked like when it arrived.

Robert

migueldiaz · 5th February 2011, 12:53 PM

Robert, thanks for the pic. I think it's rare that you'll find old plamingkos still with scabbards. Please do show us detailed pics of the scabbard later. Thanks in advance.

4th February 2011, 04:34 PM	#1
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 751	Here is another acquisition of mine that has not arrived yet. The pictures are from the auction site. I have not seen a hilt like this one before so any information on it would be greatly appreciated. I would guess that it is from Luzon even though I do not know if the tang extends completely through the hilt or not "as it is not shown clearly enough in the pictures to tell for sure". All I know is that the blade is 18-1/4 inches long and supposedly about 3/8 of an inch thick at the hilt so I would imagine that the total length would be around 23 inches. I also wonder if it might not have had a metal collar around the grip right behind the guard a some point in time? Again my thanks to everyone for their help. Robert[/QUOTE] Hello Robert!! Congratulations for this pair of beauties!! I have one knife with a hit similar to your second adquisition, But whe I bought it seller only tell me that was african I wish you enjoy this weapons and thanks for the post!1 best regards carlos Attached Images

4th February 2011, 07:56 PM	#3
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 751	Yes, of course!!n those are thee pictures from knife. Attached Images

4th February 2011, 08:39 PM	#4
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Carlos, Thank you very much for sharing these wonderful pieces. Having the scabbards for them both is especially nice. On more than half of the ones that I find the scabbards are either completely missing or in really poor condition. IF you EVER decide to part with them please keep me in mind as I would love to add them both to my collection. Here is a small Visayans knife that I just received. It has a beautiful Kamagong wood hilt even though it is roughly carved. It has a collection number on the hilt that reads L300 but I have no idea of what or who's collection it might have been from. Robert Attached Images

5th February 2011, 05:48 AM	#6
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Migueldiaz, Again my thanks for the information on my new "plamingko". When it arrived it did come with a scabbard but I have not yet been able to remove the layers of scotch tape that it is covered in. The tape is very old and the adhesive is attached firmly to the wood. I am afraid that paint remover might be my last resort in removing it. Below is a picture of what it looked like when it arrived. Robert Attached Images

4th February 2011, 07:25 PM	#2
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Migueldiaz, Boy do I feel silly. I was so interested in the hilt that I failed to even notice the fact that the blade was chisel ground. I think that I might need a new pair of glasses. WOW, 50-60 years. Now that's getting your moneys worth on anything especially a general utility knife. I hate to think how many kitchen knives alone that I have gone through in the last 40 years. Sajen, Thank you for your kind words. Seeing that bolos seem to be about 90% of what I post I was worried that the members here might be getting tired of looking at them. Again my thanks. Carlos, Thank you too for your kind words. If you would, could you please post a picture that shows all of your wonderful knife? One more question on the last item that I posted. Seeing as this is from the Visayan would it be refered to as a tenegre or something else? Robert

5th February 2011, 05:10 AM	#5
migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	Carlos, thanks for posting the pics of your Phil. blades. Nice! Robert, that's a nice plamingko. That's how the Visayans call their traditional utility knife, and your plamingko surely follows the typical format.

5th February 2011, 12:53 PM	#7
migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	Robert, thanks for the pic. I think it's rare that you'll find old plamingkos still with scabbards. Please do show us detailed pics of the scabbard later. Thanks in advance.