An old Ginunting

kronckew · 5th May 2024, 08:02 PM

Ginunting? Ginuntings have a slightly curved blade, with the edge on the inside of the curve. Yours looks more like a parang or klewang...My Ginunting below for comparison.:

Ian · 6th May 2024, 01:55 PM

Wayne, I think that kino is showing us a ginunting-like sword with a long "swedge" along the back edge that may or may not be sharpened. The primary cutting edge is not always curved in my experience.

chmorshuutz · 6th May 2024, 05:27 PM

It looks closer to the traditional ginunting of Panay, which is not curved. In any case, within the Philippines alone, there are many blades that have similar profile like "sinampalok" of Tagalog and Bikol regions, "binulang/tinari" of eastern Visayas and Caraga, and so forth.

5th May 2024, 08:02 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Ginunting? Ginuntings have a slightly curved blade, with the edge on the inside of the curve. Yours looks more like a parang or klewang...My Ginunting below for comparison.: Attached Images

6th May 2024, 01:55 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,522	Wayne, I think that kino is showing us a ginunting-like sword with a long "swedge" along the back edge that may or may not be sharpened. The primary cutting edge is not always curved in my experience.

6th May 2024, 05:27 PM	#3
chmorshuutz Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 58	It looks closer to the traditional ginunting of Panay, which is not curved. In any case, within the Philippines alone, there are many blades that have similar profile like "sinampalok" of Tagalog and Bikol regions, "binulang/tinari" of eastern Visayas and Caraga, and so forth.