Show us your kampilan =)

[kino]

Originally Posted by Rick

Kino, do you have any guesses as to the age of this blade? I have a Kris (no gonjo) with almost the same okir work running down the center; I'm pretty sure it's 20thC work but pre-WW2 or post?

No idea Rick. Several years ago I contacted Claremont College to inquire about the okirred Kampilan blade, since it has an acquisition number and the donors name, I thought I could at least get an acquisition date. I never got anywhere. If I had to guess, early 20th century.

The one pictured above has an old Spanish colonial coins, but that doesn’t really tells the swords age, just the coins age.

DaveS had a similar bladed Kampilan that showed lamination patterns.

Here’s a bare blade that DaveS gifted over 10 yrs ago.