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Originally Posted by CharlesS

If I had seen this and not had the forum to refer to I would have thought this was T'boli. What characteristics make it Bagobo?

Thanks in advance.

Hello Charles,
the belly shape of the blade, the wooden handle and the scabbard style show that it is a Bagobo sword.

Here some typical examples:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=bagobo+sword, post #3
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=bagobo+sword, post #7 and #26

Here has Zel once explained the differences: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=bagobo+sword

Here are shown both, T'boli and Bagobo swords: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=T%23boli

A typical T'boli sword: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=T%23boli

And another one: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=T%23boli

Hope this helps and don't add more confusion.

Regards,
Detlef