Newbie: Lots of Help Needed!

Ian · 11th July 2005, 08:36 PM

The talibon appears to be from approximately the WWII period and most likely comes from the eastern Visayas (Samar, Leyte, Cebu, etc.), as noted already.

Your European small sword appears to be a 19th C. copy of an earlier example, probably based on a mid- to late-18th C. style. The type of blade, with a trefoil blade and exaggerated forte, is termed colichmarde and is found on swords from the mid-18th C. on.

There is a nice discussion of small swords on the SFI Forum here: http://forums.swordforum.com/showthr...threadid=51744

Ian.

11th July 2005, 08:36 PM	#8
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,367	The talibon appears to be from approximately the WWII period and most likely comes from the eastern Visayas (Samar, Leyte, Cebu, etc.), as noted already. Your European small sword appears to be a 19th C. copy of an earlier example, probably based on a mid- to late-18th C. style. The type of blade, with a trefoil blade and exaggerated forte, is termed colichmarde and is found on swords from the mid-18th C. on. There is a nice discussion of small swords on the SFI Forum here: http://forums.swordforum.com/showthr...threadid=51744 Ian.