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Old 6th August 2021, 07:40 PM   #1
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I just got this interesting tenegre.The sword measures approx. 25" long and there is a space between the tang and the handle that may have once had a guard that is now missing. The blade has a brass(?), insert that I don't know why it would be there unless it was for strength reinforcement or some talismanic effect.
It has a nice scabbard, with a leather top, & either horn or tortoiseshell wraps on the sheath.
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Old 7th August 2021, 10:34 PM   #2
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Really nice PH weaps. Congrats on your acquisitions.
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Thanks!
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Old 8th August 2021, 07:44 AM   #4
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Your latest acquisition is a nice sword. It appears to have a mono-steel blade with a quench-hardened edge. The scabbard is a fairly old design, and the plates are likely to be horn rather than tortoiseshell. All up, I would say this ensemble is early 20th C (1910-1930), based mainly on the scabbard.

BTW, the large knife at the bottom of your first picture, the one with the leather sheath, is an Ilokano knife from northern Luzon.

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Old 8th August 2021, 06:42 PM   #5
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Thanks for the info Ian; what is your opinion as to the brass insert?
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Old 9th August 2021, 03:55 AM   #6
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Thanks for the info Ian; what is your opinion as to the brass insert?
I don't know of any particular significance for the brass inlay. In the absence of other information, I'd say it is a decorative feature, but others more familiar with local customs may know more about the use of copper on such blades. Perhaps one of our Filipino members can comment further.
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The scabbard is a fairly old design, and the plates are likely to be horn rather than tortoiseshell. All up, I would say this ensemble is early 20th C (1910-1930), based mainly on the scabbard.
Agree with Ian that it is horn instead of tortoiseshell.

But my age guess is different, I guess end of the 19th century. See here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=tenegre

Very nice tenegre btw.

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Old 9th August 2021, 06:27 PM   #8
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Thanks, Sajen; the scabbards do like very much alike.
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