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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th April 2020, 11:59 AM
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Posted By tanaruz
cordilleran bolo

Hi friends,

I've had the privilege of talking to an Ifugao bladesmith. He forges traditional Ifugao blades. This is what he shared to me.

My bolo is a peh-let (pehlet). The difference between...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th April 2020, 09:04 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 20,082
Posted By tanaruz
CORDILLERA BOLO

Hello friends,

I bought this bolo around 5 years ago. While travelling from Baguio(Benguet) to Sagada(Mountain Province) I stopped on a reastaurant to have some lunch halfway between the two...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th April 2020, 05:42 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 16,947
Posted By tanaruz
kaolu bolo

Hi friends.

additional info on the kaolu bolo:

1) blade: flat on one side, then convex on the other side with strong beveled edge (chisel grind,right?)

2) pics of the RED characters and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th April 2020, 10:19 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 16,947
Posted By tanaruz
philippine bolo

Hi Friends,

Great info! Very much appreciated. This piece will be in my private gallery (along with about 250+ blades; moro, lumad, visayas, luzon and foreign swords). I was just afraid that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th April 2020, 04:26 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 16,947
Posted By tanaruz
Philippine Bolo

Hello friends. Greetings from Manila. My first post. I bought this beautiful blade recently- I can't identify it properly. My gut feel tells me it is a Lumad Tagakaolo bolo (but i'm not really...
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