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Old 6th October 2013, 06:04 AM   #1
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Default My New PI 1st Republic General's Dagger

Greetings folks!

I just acquired this wonderful Filipino 1st Republic dagger that I believe belonged to a general.

Why do I believe that this is a general's dagger:

1. The mounts are silver.

2. A comment from Migueldiaz about this subject on generals and the wearing of their rank: "The only thing I can add is that Katipunan generals were the ones who used the flower and vines design, to signify their rank. Thus it wouldn't be far-fetched to think that they also used the same motif in their personal weapons and accessories."

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...+Filipino+Bolo

You will notice that there are in fact vine and floral motifs on the scabbard top and bottom.

3. If you look at a picture of General Malvar, you can see a nearly identical dagger hanging at his waist at the right side of the picture.
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Old 6th October 2013, 06:06 AM   #2
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Here is the picture of General Malvar:
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Old 6th October 2013, 06:12 AM   #3
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Finally, one more thing to notice: the hilt is made of horn with silver nails in it. It is in the shape of a coiled snake, or a snake coiled around a geko. There was a similar hilt on a Filipino 1st Republic sword here:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...atipunan+sword

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Old 6th October 2013, 07:03 AM   #4
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Beautiful knife. Much above the quality I usually associated with Filipino knives. (Of which I am totally ignorant except in the most general terms)
Very nice. Looks very European actually.

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Old 6th October 2013, 08:25 AM   #5
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Wow !! l very beautiful dagger, I think is a great adquisition, and the handle is very similar to sword link.
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Old 6th October 2013, 02:10 PM   #6
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Congratulations Jose! What an amazing and important piece. I've so glad it found its way to you.

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