Tenegre? & Parang Nabur?

[Amuk Murugul]

Originally Posted by t_c

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Amuk Murugal - I'm leaning towards referring to this as a Tenegre rather than a Binagong, the distinction being a flat or forward curved blade on a Binagong whereas the Tenegre has a bellied (convex) edge. This is how I think of it for myself, but I'm not sure if this generalization is appropriate or not...

I am still curious about the markings on the back edge. I know that it was often a simple matter of ornamentation, but the sparsity of these marks made me curious if there was some other meaning.

Hullo t_c,

You're correct of course. It is a Visayan Tenegre. My apologies. I must be suffering from Alzheimer's.

As for the markings... I don't even want to guess, as I don't know the philosophy behind its manufacture.

Best,