African or Philippine ??

drac2k · 17th November 2017, 03:18 PM

I love a good mystery, except one where I never find the ending.
The crude forging on the blade doesn't bother me so much as identifying it as Philippine; in a previous post on this site, I provided("Philippine Axes, Bontok,"), examples of blades with similar forging marks and to fashion a steel socket must take some degree of skill.A point that bothered me and you rightly brought out was the wrap of the handle, which kind of puts a Titanic-size iceberg in the path of my theory.
The auction also had Eastern and Western Indian artifacts, so if we wanted to get really absurd, I could ask could it be a Tlingit blade........but I would never do that.

Ian · 17th November 2017, 05:30 PM

Patience my friend. I have some mysteries that have not been solved for 15+ years--like this one.

drac2k · 17th November 2017, 09:49 PM

I see what you mean............interesting knife you got there!

Battara · 18th November 2017, 02:02 AM

I have to agree with Ian on all he said. Besides, the Igorot tribes didn't do carvings in this style.

17th November 2017, 03:18 PM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,294	I love a good mystery, except one where I never find the ending. The crude forging on the blade doesn't bother me so much as identifying it as Philippine; in a previous post on this site, I provided("Philippine Axes, Bontok,"), examples of blades with similar forging marks and to fashion a steel socket must take some degree of skill.A point that bothered me and you rightly brought out was the wrap of the handle, which kind of puts a Titanic-size iceberg in the path of my theory. The auction also had Eastern and Western Indian artifacts, so if we wanted to get really absurd, I could ask could it be a Tlingit blade........but I would never do that.

17th November 2017, 05:30 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,523	Patience my friend. I have some mysteries that have not been solved for 15+ years--like this one.

17th November 2017, 09:49 PM	#3
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,294	I see what you mean............interesting knife you got there!

18th November 2017, 02:02 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	I have to agree with Ian on all he said. Besides, the Igorot tribes didn't do carvings in this style.