MORO KAMPILAN

Battara · 21st August 2020, 05:57 AM

Actually Rick using small nails for attaching silver plates were in use for a couple of centuries. Repoussed silver plates are also old. And based on the okir, I believe this to be Maguindanao also.

Here is my silver covered kampilan where all of the silver and silver alloy repoussed plates are attached by small nails:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ilver+kampilan

Battara · 21st August 2020, 05:59 AM

Also I didn't know that there were brass/bronze inlaid dots under the blade frets near the tip. I enhanced the picture as best I could:

Battara · 21st August 2020, 06:01 AM

Also a good etch would bring out the blade patterns.

Nice touch on the dots.

21st August 2020, 05:57 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,363	Actually Rick using small nails for attaching silver plates were in use for a couple of centuries. Repoussed silver plates are also old. And based on the okir, I believe this to be Maguindanao also. Here is my silver covered kampilan where all of the silver and silver alloy repoussed plates are attached by small nails: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ilver+kampilan Attached Images

21st August 2020, 05:59 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,363	Also I didn't know that there were brass/bronze inlaid dots under the blade frets near the tip. I enhanced the picture as best I could: Attached Images

21st August 2020, 06:01 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,363	Also a good etch would bring out the blade patterns. Nice touch on the dots.