A working bolo for your comments

Ian · 23rd April 2005, 04:29 PM

Hi Tom:

Can you be more specific in which thread you were reading about Ilongot knives.

In the picture above of Zel's black-handled knife, that is not a typical Ilongot knife IMHO. Although there is a superficial resemblance in the shape of the hilt, and some Ilongot knives have a cut point, the leather scabbard is completely wrong. Also, Ilongot knives have a blind tang hilt (which I cannot be sure of in this picture).

Ian.

RobT · 24th April 2005, 03:08 AM

Thanks for your compliments on my blade and please accept my apologies for my tardy reply to your query about the blade's cross section. There is no concavity to either of the blade sides. It is what I suppose the Japanese would call kiri ha in cross section. Two things that I forgot to mention in my previous posting is the blade's spine tapers from 5/16" at the hilt to a strong 1/8" at the point and the sides of the blade tip are slightly beveled. In a nod to you dha guys I'll call the tip profile a hua tat khong.
Sincerely,
RobT

tom hyle · 1st May 2005, 12:48 PM

A couple that are less clear/more in betweenish: Ebay numbers 6524661271 and 6517739782; ended auctions, of course. These could be European, Eurocolonial, or PI, AFAIK. I lean more to the first being PI.

24th April 2005, 03:08 AM	#2
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 535	blade cross section Thanks for your compliments on my blade and please accept my apologies for my tardy reply to your query about the blade's cross section. There is no concavity to either of the blade sides. It is what I suppose the Japanese would call kiri ha in cross section. Two things that I forgot to mention in my previous posting is the blade's spine tapers from 5/16" at the hilt to a strong 1/8" at the point and the sides of the blade tip are slightly beveled. In a nod to you dha guys I'll call the tip profile a hua tat khong. Sincerely, RobT

1st May 2005, 12:48 PM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Spanish colonial swords? A couple that are less clear/more in betweenish: Ebay numbers 6524661271 and 6517739782; ended auctions, of course. These could be European, Eurocolonial, or PI, AFAIK. I lean more to the first being PI.

23rd April 2005, 04:29 PM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	Hi Tom: Can you be more specific in which thread you were reading about Ilongot knives. In the picture above of Zel's black-handled knife, that is not a typical Ilongot knife IMHO. Although there is a superficial resemblance in the shape of the hilt, and some Ilongot knives have a cut point, the leather scabbard is completely wrong. Also, Ilongot knives have a blind tang hilt (which I cannot be sure of in this picture). Ian.