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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Firemandk, post: 4042976, member: 7258&quot;][USER=20167]@Squawkdapus[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>Yep, Punal dagger , probably post war , nicely made , I have a couple , German Silver, definitely a step up from what they are pawning off in downtown Davao these days&nbsp; , or when I was last there in 2013 .&nbsp; Last place I saw real antique weaponry in the Philippines&nbsp; was in an antique store , fourth floor SM&nbsp; Mega Mall&nbsp; near Mandaluyong, and they were pricy... $300 and up for plain jane barongs and $700 plus for&nbsp; bone or ivory handle&nbsp; turn of the century stuff.&nbsp; My best find was here locally at an auction, think I mentioned it before, an honest to god Moro Panabas complete with carved handle , rataan&nbsp; work and Betel lime rubbed in the carvings, circa&nbsp; year 1900... it looks like it was used in battle , and I would not doubt it ! cost me a whole $75...listed at auction as an &quot;Ethnic Machete&quot;... I love when auction houses don&#039;t do their homework....</p><p><br /></p><p>Philippine weaponry is neat , so many different tribes and so many different styles of weapons...... Look&nbsp; online for the Krueger book from the 1910 / 1920 era.... lots of neat pictures .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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