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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 from Rizal)-told my father that this is not a blade normally made by bladesmiths of Rizal (with the exception that a buyer would want to commission such a blade).

It does not fit on any blade profile on Rizal blades he has in his collection. This may be (in his honest opinion), a talibong with a ginunting blade profile.

The blade profile, the leather on the scabbard's throat and the type of scabbard points to that direction. But the hilt, at first glance, is typical Rizal. Possibility: the hilt was a later replacement (made of horn) and since the original owner in the late 1945 (the son of the original owner made mention) lives in Taytay- the pandays adopted the Rizal hilt type. Or, he said that this was its original hilt- as some of his collection of talibongs have similar hilt designs.

Feliz Navidad.

Yves