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Old 16th March 2023, 03:59 PM   #1
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Hello
This is my last adquisition, with a very interesting price because seller sold It like atrezzo sword.
My first impression was philippine origin and made before WWII.
Any opinions are wellcome.
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Old 16th March 2023, 04:05 PM   #2
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Hello
This is my last adquisition, with a very interesting price because seller sold It like atrezzo sword.
My first impression was philippine origin and made before WWII.
Any opinions are wellcome.
Thanks

Carlos
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Old 16th March 2023, 04:18 PM   #3
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Sweet sweeping blade... nice pommel and collar and a very functional guard, congrats.

Edit note, it that a lanyard hole in the pommel?

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Old 16th March 2023, 07:30 PM   #4
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My first impression was philippine origin and made before WWII.
Hello Carlos,

Very nice and interesting Luzon sword and I agree, it's before WWII.

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Old 17th March 2023, 02:06 AM   #5
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Sweet sweeping blade... nice pommel and collar and a very functional guard, congrats.

Edit note, it that a lanyard hole in the pommel?
yes!!! There is a hole in handle to a lanyard.
Thanks for the information!!
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Old 17th March 2023, 10:17 AM   #6
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Great catch, great sword!

I think it is a Tagalog-made blade, likely from Laguna or Quezon provinces; or surrounding areas. The Laguna classification would be "uhas tari" (taking into account that other provinces have different build iterations of such).
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Old 17th March 2023, 11:59 AM   #7
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yes!!! There is a hole in handle to a lanyard.
Thanks for the information!!
Not sure that this hole would be for a lanyard. That's not a Filipino thing.

Agree with Xasterix that this is a Tagalog blade.
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Not sure that this hole would be for a lanyard. That's not a Filipino thing.
Is there merit in the hole being used for wrist wrapping/cord, like some sort of the Munsala/Mansala type cloth specific to the region... seems like a practical thing to have if one was travelling throughout the islands and coastal regions.
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