Barung with carved Antler(?) hilt.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by David R

Off the "top of my head" this looks like a typical injury of a too hard tempered piece where the tip was stuck in something, and levered out sideways. Often seen in Fairbairn-Sykes and other daggers.

Thanks David. An over-tempered, brittle tip would explain this type of damage.

The lines carved across the end of the hilt are reminiscent of Bagobo/Tagakaolu hilts from around what is now Davao City.