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xasterix 4th September 2020 09:47 AM

Kampilan for assessment
 
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Greetings, just wondering what you guys make of this kampilan. It was acquired by the previous owner in the 80s. I observed that it has a silver coin. It's an easy wield. There is linear lamination, and an age crack towards the tip. The blade is 27.5in long. TIA!

kai 4th September 2020 05:31 PM

Nice blade, Xas! Certainly looks antique - how thick is it at the base?

The hilt also seems to be genuinely old, especially the crosspiece. At some point though, apparently someone decided to stain the wood black: IMHO it would be a shame to hide nice timber like banati even if a bit damaged from use...

Regards,
Kai

Battara 4th September 2020 10:52 PM

I like the pattern welding in the blade. I agree with Kai that this is older, I'd say late 19c, and perhaps Maranao.

Looks like part of the jaw and the teeth are missing.

xasterix 5th September 2020 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by kai
Nice blade, Xas! Certainly looks antique - how thick is it at the base?

The hilt also seems to be genuinely old, especially the crosspiece. At some point though, apparently someone decided to stain the wood black: IMHO it would be a shame to hide nice timber like banati even if a bit damaged from use...

Regards,
Kai

Hi sir, here's a pic of the base. I don't have a measure at hand right now, unfortunately.

Ian 5th September 2020 08:22 AM

I agree with Kai and Jose. This is a genuinely old piece--at least late 19th C. As for the dark wood, I've seen this before on old kampilan and I wonder whether they sometimes used a darker wood, like kamagong, in the 19th C.

As already noted, part of the upper "jaw" is missing but this seems to have happened a long time ago. The laminated blade looks great the way it has been etched.

Ian.

xasterix 5th September 2020 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian
I agree with Kai and Jose. This is a genuinely old piece--at least late 19th C. As for the dark wood, I've seen this before on old kampilan and I wonder whether they sometimes used a darker wood, like kamagong, in the 19th C.

As already noted, part of the upper "jaw" is missing but this seems to have happened a long time ago. The laminated blade looks great the way it has been etched.

Ian.

Thanks very much for the assessment Ian! Am happy with this piece =)


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