Sidearms & Scatterguns 2 blades you may like

[eli polite]

first up is a knife that was found under the floor boards of my mothers 120+ year old shed.. I don't know exactly how old the knife is exactly but it is an Indonesian dagger value between $300-$500 however its mine forever now















second is a leaf spring sward.. I know very little about this I know it was brought back by a vet who took it off of a dead Vietnamese soldier. The handle and scabbard is bound with braded grass and on the back of the blade towards the handle is 4 notches.. I can only guess what this means!!

 

[eli polite]

 

[ZLBubba]

The first is an Indonesian/Filipino kris blade. They're badass and were used to gut Spaniards and Portugese for centuries. Tausugs, tribesman of the southern Philippines, used to carry those as well as kampilans and barongs against the 7th Cav troops that they fought on Sulu Island from 1898-1910. Cool blades, man, and if you want to learn more about the kind of warriors who used those blades, check out The Moro Wars.

 

[eli polite]

oddly enough I have done quite a bit of research on the Kris blade... I was born in the Filipinas my father was stationed there. It is odd that years later a blade from that area is found in a 120+ year old shed in Delaware

 

[ZLBubba]

oddly enough I have done quite a bit of research on the Kris blade... I was born in the Filipinas my father was stationed there. It is odd that years later a blade from that area is found in a 120+ year old shed in Delaware

Man, the chances of that are pretty damn low. Maybe you were meant to have those blades...

I've always wanted to pick up an authentic kris. There are a lot of shitty repros out there but I'm always on the lookout for a good one, just like I'm always trying to find a 1905 Colt that was deployed to the Philippines against the Tausugs. Tough to find in good condition.

I was deployed to Sulu in 2009 so the place and people hold a special place in my heart. Still, I don't recommend going to that island unless you're armed. Foreigners get rolled up there all the time by the Abu Sayyaf and then you either pay the ransom or end up as a Youtube video.

 

[Unknown]

I really like that braided grass handle on the second knife/sword. It obviously held up well, and it would seem to give pretty decent traction when many other materials would get slippery. Anyone who has gutted animals knows how slippery many great looking handle materials can get when they are wet.

 

[ZLBubba]

oddly enough I have done quite a bit of research on the Kris blade... I was born in the Filipinas my father was stationed there. It is odd that years later a blade from that area is found in a 120+ year old shed in Delaware

Man, the chances of that are pretty damn low. Maybe you were meant to have those blades...

I've always wanted to pick up an authentic kris. There are a lot of shitty repros out there but I'm always on the lookout for a good one, just like I'm always trying to find a 1905 Colt that was deployed to the Philippines against the Tausugs. Tough to find in good condition.

I was deployed to Sulu in 2009 so the place and people hold a special place in my heart. Still, I don't recommend going to that island unless you're armed. Foreigners get rolled up there all the time by the Abu Sayyaf and then you either pay the ransom or end up as a Youtube video.

 

[eli polite]

I'm in central Delaware if your ever in the area you can have a look at it.. I sent detailed pic's to an expert on them and he verified it was real he gave me an approximate age on it but I would have to find all the info.

My father in law was in Vietnam and he said he had seen several "swords" like this one while he was there he said they were meant to be machetes and were farm tools that solders used to hack through the jungle.. the grass handle is original and so are the bindings holding the scabbard together .

 

[Quarter Horse]

Your right. I find them interesting. I'd do some more homework. Your mothers deed may show the owner's name at the turn of the century. If you find the name you could try to trace it locally and find if a family member served in the Philippines. The Vietnam relic is more interesting to me. I spent a lot of time with the Vietnamese and some with the Montagnards. I don't recognize the tool or sword but the decoration looks more like something from the Yards. Again I would look into it's provenance. If you could verify it as a war trophy it would greatly enhance it's value. The more info. the better. Good luck.

 

[Quarter Horse]

Eli, got to Bing and search for Montagnard Swords. Info. abounds.

 

[eli polite]

thanks for the input...

The thing with the first kris dagger is my mom sold the home 7 years ago that does not make tracking it impossible

The Vietnam blade I have talked to several people about it. The person I got it from is no longer with us. some have said they haven't seen one before others said that they have seen similar I don't know how traceable it is but every one seams to think the half moon is a makers mark and could possibly be tracked by that. A lot of the people recognized the grass braiding one guy even told me what it was called but I did not write it down.