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Old 31st January 2017, 04:44 AM   #1
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Default Odd kampilan

This one finished this evening online. It is an unusual kampilan for several reasons, primarily with respect to the hilt and scabbard. My first thought was a Borneo origin, but one of the Lumad tribes on Mindanao is another possibility. Anyone have a good idea about where this one originated?

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Old 31st January 2017, 12:58 PM   #2
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The scabbard carving reminds me very much of what is seen on garabs/talibon scabbards. Not sure it corresponds to anything Moro or from Borneo.
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Old 31st January 2017, 03:38 PM   #3
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Thanks Charles. Yes, I also had the same thought about the scabbard--the fluted treatment along the main length of the scabbard is suggestive of what can be found on old garab scabbards from Leyte/Samar. However, the wooden hanger on this scababrd is not typical of Visayan swords. An interesting cross-cultural piece.

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Just following the garab line a little further. Attached is a picture from one fo Detlef's (sajen) garab. It has a fluted scabbard, but interestingly this scabbard originally came with a hole at the toe (see auction pic below), similar to the holes seen on the scabbard of our mystery kampilan. Detlef filled this hole with an "eye," which you can see in the last attachment here.

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---------------Attachment: Garab with scabbard showing an "eye" on the toe----------------
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Old 31st January 2017, 05:38 PM   #5
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The carving on he handle we can find it in Borneo.


The scabbard looks like an later addition.


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Old 31st January 2017, 06:21 PM   #6
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Dajak:

Yep, the short "jaws" on the hilt are what suggested Borneo to me too. The scabbard might well be a later addition. Thanks for your thoughts.
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