Unusual Philippine Serpentine Sword ?

[Ian]

Originally Posted by drac2k

Thanks for your insights.My dilemma is should I change the tip to the way I think it should look(in the fashion of a sundang), or leave it as it is; as you say, I am not aware of any Philippine swords in this fashion either.The tip, while not pointed,has an edge sharp enough to cut.

This is a Tagalog sword, so strictly speaking it is not a sundang. Personally, I think it was made this way (for whatever reason), and you should leave it as it is.

As to Rick's question, I don't think the tip was altered to meet some regulation or decree. This sword post dates the late Spanish colonial period when such regulations were in place. I think it was made post WWII based on the ferrule and hilt, perhaps for a GI stationed in Central Luzon.

Ian.