Interesting Philippine sword (? military use during revolution)

[Sajen]

Hello Ian,

the small diameter of the ferrules of this both swords could be a sign of Batangas origin, what you think?

Regards,
Detlef

[Ian]

Detlef:

Yes, the Batangas swords/bolos may have small ferrules but this is not unique to Batangas. We can find central Luzon and Ilocano swords/bolos with small ferrules, and I recall some Visayan pieces having small ferrules also.

Batangas is another one of those Tagalog/Visayan transition zones for edged weapons, with a preponderance of Tagalog styles IMO. Batangas is adjacent to Cavite, which may or may not be relevant if this sword was used by the Katipunan.

I think the key to the origin of this one lies in its unusual hilt and whether we can find a provenanced example of this hilt that links it to a particular place.

Ian

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Ian

I think the key to the origin of this one lies in its unusual hilt and whether we can find a provenanced example of this hilt that links it to a particular place.

Hello Ian,

I am not sure about this, when you have a look inside the thread I've provided, at post #20 are shown some swords with similar styled handles but some have a other ferrule style and some have a full tang, maybe a sign that this handle style was used in other places also. Just my thoughts.

Regards,
Detlef

[Battara]

I agree that this is not Tagalog, but I would lean more toward Visayan........