Tboli Kampilan for Assessment

[Ian]

Originally Posted by xasterix

... I was also thinking it's recent since it's non-laminated (would lamination be a good indicator for age in lumad weaps?). ...

After about 1935, and definitely post-WWII, leaf springs from cars and trucks became more readily available leading to fewer blades with laminated patterns. However, in the late 20th C, there were still village panday who could forge weld and fold pieces of steel and iron, to create laminated patterns in their blades. This was especially true in more remote areas, including parts of Mindanao and neighboring islands. Sadly, as we have discussed before, those skills are dwindling.

... I chose this because it fit my hand nicely (again, probably another indicator of recent-ness). Most of the older-looking ones seem to have smaller grips.

Yes, I would agree that the older ones often had slimmer (and maybe shorter) grips than more recent examples.