A Kampilan blade - from where?

KuKulzA28 · 13th March 2011, 01:34 AM

Thanks for the reply Battara!

The brass dots... aren't those also found on Borneo blades sometimes, such as Mandau/Parang Ilang?

I've always wondered what the spike meant, and the variations in the spikes too...

Battara · 13th March 2011, 01:44 AM

Yes brass dots have been found on those too.

I think a lot of that information has been lost over time.

KuKulzA28 · 13th March 2011, 03:08 AM

Ah well, time to attempt to make a handle for this blade!

Hope this goes well!

Battara · 13th March 2011, 04:46 AM

Mabuting Kapilaran, Viel Gluck, Buenos Suerte, and Good Luck!

tom hyle · 13th March 2011, 04:57 AM

Wow; I looked and looked; it could almost be the same blade, but the ebay one is curved, and came with a neat wood sword/club, too!

#320659950776

tom hyle · 13th March 2011, 04:50 AM

Markedly similar to one that was recently on ebay; I might can get an auction # Both the lack of a rear "shoulder" to the tang and the intentional ruffing of its surface make me think of Borneo for some reason. The mushroom-cap-like swelling to the spikelet was there, too...

KuKulzA28 · 13th March 2011, 03:41 PM

Thanks for the insights on the copper/brass dots!

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Originally Posted by Battara

Mabuting Kapilaran, Viel Gluck, Buenos Suerte, and Good Luck!

Salamat, Vielen dank, Gracias, and Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom hyle

Wow; I looked and looked; it could almost be the same blade, but the ebay one is curved, and came with a neat wood sword/club, too!

#320659950776

Actually it IS the same blade... and yes the wood club that looks like a nifo/oti is in my closet currently. I don't know why the kampilan in the ebay photo looks curved. In any case, my memory must be bad because the combined price of this was $35 with shipping, not $5...

Whatever, I wanted it, and now I have it....

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Originally Posted by tom hyle

Both the lack of a rear "shoulder" to the tang and the intentional ruffing of its surface make me think of Borneo for some reason

Really? so what do Borneo kampilans look like? Any pictures? I hope to make the fittings as historically accurate as possible...

13th March 2011, 01:34 AM	#1
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	Thanks for the reply Battara! The brass dots... aren't those also found on Borneo blades sometimes, such as Mandau/Parang Ilang? I've always wondered what the spike meant, and the variations in the spikes too...

13th March 2011, 01:44 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Yes brass dots have been found on those too. I think a lot of that information has been lost over time.

13th March 2011, 03:08 AM	#3
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	Ah well, time to attempt to make a handle for this blade! Hope this goes well!

13th March 2011, 04:46 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Mabuting Kapilaran, Viel Gluck, Buenos Suerte, and Good Luck!

13th March 2011, 04:57 AM	#5
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Wow; I looked and looked; it could almost be the same blade, but the ebay one is curved, and came with a neat wood sword/club, too! #320659950776

13th March 2011, 04:50 AM	#6
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Markedly similar to one that was recently on ebay; I might can get an auction # Both the lack of a rear "shoulder" to the tang and the intentional ruffing of its surface make me think of Borneo for some reason. The mushroom-cap-like swelling to the spikelet was there, too...