Vasayan Kris Daga for comment

Ian · 2nd May 2018, 05:50 PM

Hi Leif.

Interesting piece you have. The blade looks to be of Ilokano manufacture, showing the typical asymmetrical ricasso of the Ilokano wavy-bladed knives. However, the blind tang construction and the sheath are consistent with Visayan work. The hilt shape is not typically Visayan but suggests a Luzon or other Tagalog (Palawan?) origin.

I would agree that the sheath is 20th C work, but more likely pre-WWII rather than later. While the knife and sheath could be a convenient "marriage" of unrelated parts, I think you probably have an unusual Visayan knife, perhaps using an Ilokano blade, with an atypical hilt and dating from about the 1930s or 1940s.

Unusual mix of styles.

Ian.

2nd May 2018, 05:50 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,399	Hi Leif. Interesting piece you have. The blade looks to be of Ilokano manufacture, showing the typical asymmetrical ricasso of the Ilokano wavy-bladed knives. However, the blind tang construction and the sheath are consistent with Visayan work. The hilt shape is not typically Visayan but suggests a Luzon or other Tagalog (Palawan?) origin. I would agree that the sheath is 20th C work, but more likely pre-WWII rather than later. While the knife and sheath could be a convenient "marriage" of unrelated parts, I think you probably have an unusual Visayan knife, perhaps using an Ilokano blade, with an atypical hilt and dating from about the 1930s or 1940s. Unusual mix of styles. Ian.