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Old 2nd July 2014, 03:31 PM   #1
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WELCOME BACK IAN!

Glad you are back with us. Been too long.

I'm curious, what indicates this may be Ilokano?
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Old 3rd July 2014, 02:12 AM   #2
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WELCOME BACK IAN!

Glad you are back with us. Been too long.

I'm curious, what indicates this may be Ilokano?
Thanks Jose. It's good to be back and to have the time to think of swords again.

Ilocano knives and swords are not particularly distinctive, but I have a few well provenanced ones that show the rather graceful contours to the full tang hilt that is exhibited by the original subject of this thread as wella s the small "notch" to the cutting edge just at the ricasso. Not saying these are definitive signs of Ilocano work, but they are consistent with the identified pieces I have had in the past.

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Old 4th July 2014, 12:08 AM   #3
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Ilocano knives and swords are not particularly distinctive, but I have a few well provenanced ones that show the rather graceful contours to the full tang hilt that is exhibited by the original subject of this thread as wella s the small "notch" to the cutting edge just at the ricasso. Not saying these are definitive signs of Ilocano work, but they are consistent with the identified pieces I have had in the past.

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Thanks Ian. I will only add that some Ilokano pieces have wavy blades and the tang goes all the way through the hilt.

On the matter of the notch near the hilt, I have a couple of Tagalog bolos that also have this notch.
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Old 4th July 2014, 03:59 PM   #4
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Hey, Ian - great to have you back!

That's been way too many years, indeed...

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not to hijack your post Sajen, but it's so refreshing to see Ian back!!! welcome back, my friend!!! nice to see your posts here again
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not to hijack your post Sajen, but it's so refreshing to see Ian back!!! welcome back, my friend!!! nice to see your posts here again
No problem!
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not to hijack your post Sajen, but it's so refreshing to see Ian back!!! welcome back, my friend!!! nice to see your posts here again
Thanks Spunjer. It's good to renew acquaintances again with all my old buddies. Sorry to turn this post into a hpmecoming event Detlef.

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Really no problem Ian! At least it was this thread you choice for your first comment after this long time!

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That's been way too many years, indeed...

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Thank you Kai. It has been quite a while.

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