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PostPosted: Sat 24 Feb, 2007 12:08 pm    Post subject: A Kampilan by Vince Evans         Reply with quote

A new project from the forge of Mr. Vince Evans ..... a Kampilan.

An interesting piece, Mac


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Kampilan

The Kampilan is a famous long sword widely used in the pre-conquest Philippine Archipelago and still in use by many Filipino Muslims today, especially by the Maguindanao and Maranao Moros. The term "kampilan" is known all over the archipelago, but it describes various types of swords. Mactan chieftain Lapu-lapu and his warriors were reported to have wielded this weapon to great effect when they fought against Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521. The sword is mentioned in ancient Filipino epics, e. g., Hinilawod of the Hiligaynons.

The kampilan is single edged and about 34 to 40 inches long. The hilt is quite long to counterbalance the weight and length of the blade. Most hilts are in hardwood, invariably with the same shape: a cross guard (sampak) and a pommel shaped in an animal's wide open mouth, crocodile or naga, with okir carvings. Some kampilan have goat hair tassels sticking out of the hilt's backside.

The blade is thick and narrow at its base while it gets thinner and wider to the truncated point. Some blades have a spike to the point. Original kampilan have a laminated blade with a central layer of steel, some older ones show a pamor specific to the Moro pattern-welding process. It is comparable in strength and resilience in battle to the Japanese katana.



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PostPosted: Sun 25 Feb, 2007 5:49 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Now that's pretty cool, and unique, too! I don't think I've ever seen anyone do a repro of one of these. The real ones have a definate blade presence, but aren't unduly point heavy. Knowing Vince, I'll bet this handles just as nicely as the real thing!

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PostPosted: Sun 25 Feb, 2007 7:27 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

A kampilan doesn't suit my own tastes, but this is, once again, beautiful work by Mr. Evans. It occurs to me that saying "beautiful work" and "by Mr. Evans" is redundant. Laughing Out Loud
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PostPosted: Sun 25 Feb, 2007 8:52 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hello all!

Hi Mac! Happy

It's nice to see weapons from other cultures. There are some interestingly-shaped weapons from that part of the world. Wild stuff.

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