Bolo Or Tenegre???

[Dimasalang]

One of mine. Cant remember if I bought it from a member here or somewhere else online.

[Robert]

Detlef. Thank you very much for your kind words and for the link to your wonderful binangon. Yes it is a shame that the scabbard is missing on mine but one of these days if I cannot find an original one that it will fit properly I will carve one myself. Unfortunately I have many projects ahead of it.

Dimasalang, I thank you also for the pictures of your wonderful binagon. If you would, could you post a picture that shows the complete scabbard of yours? The one that you have (except for the hilt being of wood) looks so much like mine that I believe a scabbard in the same style as yours might also be appropriate for mine. What are your thoughts on this?

Again my thanks to everyone for their help.

Robert

[Ferguson]

Hi Robert,
My first PI piece was a bolo like yours that I found at a yard sale. It's the 2nd piece from the top in the photo. In my first post here on the old forum, I was told it was from Iloilo on Panay, in the Visayas. The knob hilt with the long ferrule seems to be common in that area. It's still one of my favorite types of bolo.

Steve

[Dimasalang]

Originally Posted by Robert Coleman

Dimasalang, I thank you also for the pictures of your wonderful binagon. If you would, could you post a picture that shows the complete scabbard of yours? The one that you have (except for the hilt being of wood) looks so much like mine that I believe a scabbard in the same style as yours might also be appropriate for mine. What are your thoughts on this?

Sure!

Mine looks very similar to this one as well.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...9&postcount=10

The blade itself is not wide but I would say thin...and makes up for it in thickness. I actually love how thin it is...it actually feels somewhat similar to a heavy stick...something that modern eskrimadors would feel familiar with. The big knobs on both sides of the handle actually do help. I actually thought it was a pinuti. I don't know anymore...Im just as lost as I was when I first started. More research needs to be done on these types of swords.

[Robert]

Steve, Great pieces. So this is the infamous piece that got it all started for you. Very nice. Thank you for posting the picture.

Dimasalang, Thank you for posting the picture and for the link. I hope that some day I will be able to find one of these long skinny pinuti/tenegre ???

Thank you all again for your help.

Robert

[Robert]

Here are a couple of pictures of the second binangon after a "believe it or not" very light cleaning. The hilt has been polished by years of use to this smooth finish that was brought out by only a little soap and water and a coat of ren wax polished with a soft cloth.