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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2024, 12:54 AM
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Posted By tanaruz
kris tulid

Hello,

a wonderful kris tulid.

Possible age/era?

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2024, 12:52 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 399
Posted By tanaruz
Tabak Batangas 2

Hello,

Blade picture of the second tabak (note the different blade profile from the first one-without a scabbard)

Regards,

Yves
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th March 2024, 12:48 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 347
Posted By tanaruz
Tabak Batangas

Hello,

Sharing these two blades. The first one has a different blade profile (without scabbard) and the second one (with tooled leather scabbard & hand).

Regards,

Yves
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th March 2024, 01:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,185
Posted By tanaruz
Talking budjak mindanao

Hello,

I thought it has a broken tip. But upon closer inspection, it's not. The previous owner confirms that it has the original 'point' .

Cleaning and etching is considered. :-)

Kind...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2024, 11:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,185
Posted By tanaruz
budjak mindanao

Hello,

Sharing this wonderful budjak/bangkaw. A heirloom piece handed down from a patriarch of a family.

This came from a Moro family in Mindanao- but I'm not quite that sure if this is Sulu...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th January 2024, 07:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,367
Posted By tanaruz
kris needs information

Hello friends,

My father recently bought this kris.

Sulu? Maguindanao, etc?

Any inputs/info is highly appreciated.

Regards
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th January 2024, 08:45 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,091
Posted By tanaruz
BUDIAK 2

Hello,

Sharing our newly-arrived budiak from Jolo. Hilt: banati with aluminum+brass wire.

Blade/spear head: 8 inches. Laminated

Scabbard: newly made: jati(teak) wood + brass bands.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th January 2024, 02:27 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,247
Posted By tanaruz
kris info

Hello friends,

With a rich 'rebellious' history behind it.

Info on probable age, etc. is highly appreciated.

Kind regards

Yves
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th December 2023, 01:29 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,606
Posted By tanaruz
Budjak Jolo Sulu

Hello,

Our year-ender piece. A beauty!
For restoration.

Happy Holidays friends.

Salud,

Yves
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th December 2023, 01:26 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 980
Posted By tanaruz
BICOL SLICER (LAGWIS)

Hello,

Sharing this near-year blade from Bulan, Sorsogon (tip of Bicol peninsula). The local seller(Bulan, Sorsogon) calls this blade ' SLICER'- but it resembles the LAGWIS of Masbate. OAL: 28.25...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2023, 08:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 958
Posted By tanaruz
budiak dagger update

additional info:

the scabbard is made from the innermost core of teakwood (locally called jati).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2023, 05:50 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 958
Posted By tanaruz
Budiak dagger update

Hello,

This is the updated budiak/dagger. We commissioned a moro artist in Jolo, Sulu to make a sheath (out of old wood)- and put some okir on the hilt.

Voila....enjoy and the best of the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th December 2023, 10:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,009
Posted By tanaruz
GINUNTING

Hi,

The seller of this blade hails from Taytay (Rizal). At first glance, my father's impression is that this is a Rizal blade- but having what type of blade profile? A panday(renowned blacksmith...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th December 2023, 02:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 22,379
Posted By tanaruz
Pira

Hi,

I mean the hilt form/style. My father said that somewhere he read that this form/style(hilt) is the rarest. Well it took him awhile to get one. And he has been collecting Moro swords since...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th December 2023, 07:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 22,379
Posted By tanaruz
PIRA

Hello Friends,

A gift from my father. Said to be one of the rarest form of the Moro pira/swords.

The horn hilt- in the shape of a cockatoo's head(pommel) with a long pommel
extension....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 6th December 2023, 12:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,828
Posted By tanaruz
visayan sword for identification

Hi,

I got in touch with some 'pandays' in Leyte and they informed me that the blade is not Leyte made. A suggestion was made that this particular blade was made in Western Samar (called a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th December 2023, 10:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,828
Posted By tanaruz
visayan sword for identification

Hello friends,

This just came in. It came from a family that originally hails from Negros (oriental/occidental). The son, the seller, tells us that this was his father's prized possession.

Is...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd December 2023, 05:53 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,634
Posted By tanaruz
BUDIAK DUMAGAT

Hi,

Fresh from the Dumagat tribe of Rizal province. A spear used by the Dumagat* people to hunt wild hogs since time immemorial.

I'm having it restored.

Length: 9 inches (socketed) with a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2023, 12:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,983
Posted By tanaruz
sulu budiak

Hi,

another one is on its way to us. A moro budiak from Jolo- but has a hilt of a sword/dagger. Unfortunately, no scabbard.

A laminated beauty. Will post more clear and presentable pictures...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th November 2023, 12:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,190
Posted By tanaruz
budiak

Hi,

I have shown the pictures of this spear head/budiak to my dear colleague (source of my and my father's endless supply of moro blades, he he). In his honest opinion, upfront, it may not a moro...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2023, 05:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,554
Posted By tanaruz
talibong

The son of the previous owner (rest his soul) tells me that this was bequeathed to his father way back in 2009. Originally from his grandfather.

Im IMHO (and from the story of the seller)-...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2023, 05:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,190
Posted By tanaruz
budiak?

Yes. that's what I'm gonna do in order to preserve this old artifact. :-)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2023, 05:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,850
Posted By tanaruz
Moro budiak

Hello,

the brass collar is separate from the budiak. There ls a tang inside the collar that fixes it to the shaft. (and the collar is separate and fits over the shaft).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2023, 04:30 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,554
Posted By tanaruz
talibong

Hello friends,

This came from the same Bacolod seller. OAL: 29.75 inches/ blade: 23.25 inches. Unfortunately, there is no scabbard.

My father tells me it's a talibong with a bakutan blade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2023, 04:23 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,190
Posted By tanaruz
budiak?

Hello,

This came to us yesterday. The seller is from Bacolod (Negros Occidental). Part of his father's collection.

OAL: 11.5 inches/ blade: 8 inches. The collar, in my opinion, is a water 'gi'...
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