A "new" Luzon bolo enter the collection

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by wildwolberine

Coincidentally I just received this similar bolo - there are some differences of course but they appear to belong to the same “family”. The end of the sheath is open. The notorious “katana” of central Luzon perhaps?
TL 54cm
Blade length 41cm
Width 5cm

This blade is, I'm guessing, from Ilocos, the blade profile is mostly straight with minimal curves, it's an all-rounder blade which they call nowadays as "para gaw-at."

[xasterix]

Here's some pics of my WW2-era Pangasinan talunasan, round-tip variant. The spine gimping is the same as one of Detlef's samples. The blade engravings, while not 1:1 with Detlef's blades, has a similar theme.

The hilt profile also appears on Ilokano blades. The peen style also appears on Pampanga and Ilokano blades.

The hilt carving is distinctly Pangasinan, I've not encountered that on Ilokano, Kapampangan, or hilts from elsewhere in Luzon.

I absolutely adore this talunasan...this is how it looks like in action: https://bit.ly/talunasan

The round-tip variant has a similar nuance to round-tip minasbad. The thrusts are wicked.

[JeffS]

Wasn't there a discussion here on these "cut" style blade tips previously? I can't seem to find it. Curious as to why this feature is found on bolos across Luzon.

[xasterix]

Originally Posted by JeffS

Wasn't there a discussion here on these "cut" style blade tips previously? I can't seem to find it. Curious as to why this feature is found on bolos across Luzon.

There are cut-tip bolos even in Visayas island group, but the most numerous was in Luzon, where the Spanish government implemented several bando to keep the natives from having competent weapons. Each bando usually covered a city or group of cities, with specific restrictions regarding the allowed bolo length for utility purposes, and the cutting off of piercing tips. As a result, a lot of colonial-era Luzon bolos spawned "cut" versions, which, even after the Spanish era, continued to be produced side-by-side with the "uncut" versions

[Battara]

Yes and Filipinos were too good with their intak/bolos making the Spanish afraid of their lethality. So the Spanish forbade them having pointed tip (to my understanding).

Maraming salamat Ray!