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9th September 2005, 02:32 AM
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The spear head is almost certainly African, though I have no clue about the exact origin.
More interesting to me is the scabbard which is a far better then usual scabbard for a Filipino 'talibon' sword. From the looks of it, I'd say early to middle 20th Cent. |
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9th September 2005, 04:50 AM
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Montino and Charles,
Thanks for your input on the spear head. Now if someone could just tell me who made it. I was thinking that the scabbard could possible date from the very end of the 19th century up to about WWII. I don't think it is any newer than that, but what do I know. 
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9th September 2005, 10:58 PM
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Vikingsword Staff
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Scabbard looks to be from the Eastern Visayas (Leyte, Samar, Cebu) -- mid-20th C. or thereabouts from its appearance.
Ian. |
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9th September 2005, 11:23 PM
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Ian,
Thanks for the info. Could possibly you offer any insight on the origins of the spear head? Robert |
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