A pair of interesting Philippine Edged Weapons

[Ian]

Hi Detlef,

What puts me off a Visayan origin for the smaller knife is the full length tang and the form of the D-guard. Perhaps something from Cebu, but I think that is less likely than Luzon.

Regards, Ian.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Ian

What puts me off a Visayan origin for the smaller knife is the full length tang and the form of the D-guard. Perhaps something from Cebu, but I think that is less likely than Luzon.

Hi Ian,

Of course you could be correct, the complete handle and the full tang construction looks very Luzon to my eyes as well. It could be a Luzon dagger sheathed in a Visayan scabbard. But the scabbard seems to be made for this blade. When I saw this dagger I remembered directly an old thread where Zel has shown some very nice Visayan blades, the engraving at the ricasso area and the blade cross section are very similar, see the pics. But like always I could very well be wrong.

Regards,
Detlef