Unusual Kampilan

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Sajen

So far I know is the technique with this thin horn band 19th century, it may be still used in early 20th century but not later anymore.

Detlef:

One of our former members, zelbone, had made a particular study of Visayan swords. It was his opinion that the interdigitating horn segments on scabbards are found no earlier than about 1900. Before that time, western Visayan scabbards were entirely wood. The use of leather on scabbards also seemed to date from the early 1900s.

Ian

[Sajen]

Hello Ian,

what I say before, this technique was used around 1900, see here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=visayan
All Visayan swords I've seen with this scabbards have had a very good age, late 19th to early 20th century, but never more recent ones.

Regards,
Detlef