Philippine Axes , Bontok

drac2k · 10th May 2015, 08:41 PM

I am just getting to some of the things that I bought in Baltimore,and I rediscovered a small collection of Philippine axes which I bought. I have purchased other axes in the past, but they have all been Kalinga axes and in retrospect, these were the first Bontok axes that I've encountered, which I would have thought would have been more prevalent .
They are wonderfully balanced and sharp; most are heavy and it appears that the edges are case hardened if that is possible.A couple have museum catalog
numbers on the edges and I would guess that they are at least WW2 vintage.

10th May 2015, 08:41 PM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,175	Philippine Axes , Bontok I am just getting to some of the things that I bought in Baltimore,and I rediscovered a small collection of Philippine axes which I bought. I have purchased other axes in the past, but they have all been Kalinga axes and in retrospect, these were the first Bontok axes that I've encountered, which I would have thought would have been more prevalent . They are wonderfully balanced and sharp; most are heavy and it appears that the edges are case hardened if that is possible.A couple have museum catalog numbers on the edges and I would guess that they are at least WW2 vintage. Attached Images