KINABASI SWORD

tanaruz · 19th April 2023, 09:38 AM

Hello friends,

Sharing this newly-commissioned sword called a KINABASI (Hiligaynon language: meaning in the likeness of, or in the form of a KABASI (s amall fish with a sharp-pointed head).

This lovely sword was made by a bladesmith from Mindoro.

OAL: 30.5 inches/ blade: 22 inches
scabbard: kamagong wood (Diospyros blancoi)- tiger variety.

Enjoy

Yves

chmorshuutz · 19th April 2023, 12:12 PM

So, aside from binakoko, apparently Tagalogs and Hiligaynon-speaking Visayans also share kinabasi, though the Tagalog ones are usually shorter than this but the profile is more or less the same.

19th April 2023, 09:38 AM	#1
tanaruz Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 267	KINABASI SWORD Hello friends, Sharing this newly-commissioned sword called a KINABASI (Hiligaynon language: meaning in the likeness of, or in the form of a KABASI (s amall fish with a sharp-pointed head). This lovely sword was made by a bladesmith from Mindoro. OAL: 30.5 inches/ blade: 22 inches scabbard: kamagong wood (Diospyros blancoi)- tiger variety. Enjoy Yves Attached Images

19th April 2023, 12:12 PM	#2
chmorshuutz Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 49	So, aside from binakoko, apparently Tagalogs and Hiligaynon-speaking Visayans also share kinabasi, though the Tagalog ones are usually shorter than this but the profile is more or less the same.