traditional filipino weapons

[Isaac Mogk]

http://www.traditionalfilipinoweapons.c ... Sword.html

So I emailed the guy to ask for more info on this. It seems a little heavy at just under 4lbs (according to his email reply). He did not tell me how wide the tang was. I like the look and wouldn't mind asking about the possibility of a fuller, to reduce weight.

Has anyone here had any dealings with these guys, and their blades?

[Kevin Reicks]

Never had any business with them, but 4 pounds does sound heavy.

A lot of swords didn't have fullers. A lot of swords of that time period had spines with partial hollow grinds around them. They had complex geometries and they probably didn't bother to do anything complex to reduce the weight. I own a sword like that from another company. It isn't 4 pounds, but it still didn't get the geometries right.

Very long but very good article: http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_oakeshott.html

[Isaac Mogk]

My thought on having a fuller added would be simply to bring the weight down. Ok so it's not an Albion, I get that. Are we really limited to only 3 or 4 manufactures? All I hear discussed is Albion, A & A, and Valiant. Albion is the only one of those that has a sword I like the look of, but at a thousand dollars, it's out of my budget. I like the look of the CAS Hanwei Tinker long sword, but this does not get very good reviews around here.

[Stacy Clifford]

All I hear discussed is Albion, A & A, and Valiant.

I've always said Lutel makes excellent quality blunts, but I haven't seen any of their sharps to make a judgment. A couple of Hanwei's sharps that I've handled have been surprisingly good for the relatively low cost.

[Kevin Reicks]

My thought on having a fuller added would be simply to bring the weight down. .

I was trying to say if you put a fuller on that partifular sword blade, it might not be historically accurate while some material taken off around the center ridge (partial hollow grind) might be better. There are also swords with partial hollow grinds and short, shallow fullers. It might need both. If you feel like doing a fixer-upper, go for it.

[Escrima]

I have not bought any of his European Swords, but I have purchased his Espada y Daga, Itak Tagalog #2, Sansibar #5 and Butterfly Swords. All are of outstanding quality and craftmanship. Guro Ron is very responsive to any questions or concerns you may have. Hope this helps.

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I have not bought any of his European Swords, but I have purchased his Espada y Daga, Itak Tagalog #2, Sansibar #5 and Butterfly Swords. All are of outstanding quality and craftmanship. Guro Ron is very responsive to any questions or concerns you may have. Hope this helps.

[David Howard]

I bought a golok from them recently. I may have just gotten unlucky, but when doing cutting tests I received mixed results. On one target, two point of contact chewed through the target. A third chop at a more optimum portion of the blade resulted in a half dollar sized chunk bending out. I figured the tempering was probably bad, and I have been burned enough times to admit that I did not bother contacting them to sort it out.