Looking vintage and antique samples of Talibong of Panay Island

xasterix Looking vintage and antique... 30th January 2019, 03:53 AM

Spunjer i'll start with these three.... 30th January 2019, 11:01 AM

Sajen Here you can see one of my... 30th January 2019, 11:43 AM

xasterix Great piece Detlef! Yes, you... 31st January 2019, 07:23 AM

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xasterix Saw the pics; looks like a... 31st January 2019, 06:19 PM

xasterix They definitely qualify-... 31st January 2019, 07:26 AM

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shayde78 Beautiful items, everyone! ... 12th February 2019, 01:44 AM

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#39

Sajen

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xasterix

Hi Detlef, thanks for these gorgeous samples- I'm curious, what are the round things on the figural hilt of the one in the middle? Do they serve like the metal add-ons found in the figural hilt of other talibongs, or they seem to have been there since the start?

Hi Xas,

Just noticed that I don't answer your question correctly! What you see are something like bullen-nails, a few are new since I have added lost ones. If they are born with the sword I can't say but the present ones when I received the sword had been fairly old.

Regards,
Detlef