1st July 2015, 10:41 PM | #1 |
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Panabas
I just picked up this panabas that looks like it was forged from a file ;whether or not the wave like designs were intentional , I think they look great. The blade is quite heavy and it measures approx. 3/8" thick at the base.
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1st July 2015, 10:50 PM | #2 |
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cool, looks like it was a wood rasp in a former life.
panabas were apparently used by the local datu's bodyguard after a battle (assuming he won of course) to take the heads of the losers. dead or alive... |
1st July 2015, 11:13 PM | #3 |
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Very nice and unusual example!
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1st July 2015, 11:48 PM | #4 |
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If it were from a file, it must have been a monster of a file.
Have you tried etching it? Thanks for sharing. |
1st July 2015, 11:52 PM | #5 |
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rasps can be fairly large
what are the dimensions of the panabas, they can vary quite a bit. here's a bowie of mine with a 12in. blade made from a rasp. Last edited by kronckew; 2nd July 2015 at 12:22 AM. |
2nd July 2015, 03:10 AM | #6 |
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The blade is 16" x 2 1/2" at it's widest. I don't etch items from a fear that I could ruin them;having no experience , it would probably be a forgone conclusion
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2nd July 2015, 10:54 AM | #7 |
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a parang made from a rasp, for comparison:
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2nd July 2015, 01:23 PM | #8 |
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Living in a fairly active port, with the shipyards, the Navy,the various coal, container, grain, etc. terminals, I can remember seeing huge antique files for work aboard vessels. In those days (maybe 50 or 60 years ago), almost all of the repairs were done by the C/eng. .Given the long Spanish and the American presence in the Philippines, I could easily see some Philippine bartering with an American for a large piece of good steel!
I noticed that you have an anvil, a hammer, the files and several nice weapons;did you make those ? |
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