A quiz for collectors of South-East-Asian swords

Shakethetrees · 4th November 2015, 04:00 PM

The grip to me, screams Spanish territory as a point of origin. The Philippines or Central/South America are loaded with edged weapons with this type of grip.

The guard, Chinese or SEA.

Can't make out the blade, though, it's an odd bird.

My best guess is a purpose made piece from the Philippines (lots of Chinese influence there) possibly for a Chinese client.

A wild card guess would be somewhere in SEA, where there are obscure forms about. I'm not familiar with this region, though.

You've captured my curiosity, though.

As for age, I would say somewhere between 1880 and 1930.

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4th November 2015, 04:00 PM	#8
Shakethetrees Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 363	The grip to me, screams Spanish territory as a point of origin. The Philippines or Central/South America are loaded with edged weapons with this type of grip. The guard, Chinese or SEA. Can't make out the blade, though, it's an odd bird. My best guess is a purpose made piece from the Philippines (lots of Chinese influence there) possibly for a Chinese client. A wild card guess would be somewhere in SEA, where there are obscure forms about. I'm not familiar with this region, though. You've captured my curiosity, though. As for age, I would say somewhere between 1880 and 1930.