The Tourist Item/Souvenier in arms antiquities

[Robert]

The Mauser C96 pistol was in use from its initial release in 1896, and was in use by the First Philippine Republic's forces. The 7.63x25 round used in these pistols was certainly potent enough to inflict the level of damage seen in the barong.

The model 1893 7X55 Mauser rifle used by the Spanish forces would also produce a hole as the one seen in this barong. It is late here (for me anyway) and I had forgotten about the broom handle Mauser pistols used by the Spanish. The main thing I was trying to explain is that it would take a higher velocity jacketed round to produce this type of damage. A slower round such as the 38 used by U.S. forces would have expanded much more upon impact, blown the wood of the scabbard apart and most likely either broken a large chunk out of the edge of the blade or put a good bend in it as it slid down the side.

Best,
Robert