Thanks for appreciating Jim. He is considered as our very first national hero here named Lapu-lapu who fought Magellan in 1521.
Yes, I knew something of him. I went back to university in my 40's and got a degree in Asian History. One of my main professors, Glenn May, was one of the top scholars of Philippine history and I really enjoyed his classes. I took a number of his seminars in Philippine resistance movements.
Thanks gunny those are good ones.... I had the Portuguese one as well, but that and a bunch of my better sword stamps were stolen out of my luggage on my last trip. Lesson learned, now I'll carry stamps on my person. arrrgh.........
Hello all, I showed this stamp in a previous post. Not strictly swords but blade weapons, Malay Kris. As a child I remember one of these hanging on our wall among many other weapons. The hand guard was made from a scapula bone, animal or human I'm not sure. From memory the blade was about 400mm (16") long and very wavy, more so than these depicted on this stamp. Regards, James.
Actually James this is considered a small sword at 16 inches or more...a good stamp. I'll have to add it to my want list.
Hello all, some more Malay weapons. All stamps from 1995. RM2. The Lading Terus is a short stabbing spear used with an underhand thrust. It resembles a spear fitted into a dagger hilt. 20c. The Jembiah has a curved double edged blade. The scabbard and the hilt, normally engraved, are made of wood and or a combination of wood and horn. 30c. The Keris Panjang was made primarily for fighting. It has a characteristic hilt with a wavy or a straight blade. 50c. The Kerambit is a short weapon - narrow bladed and claw shaped more suitable for ripping rather than stabbing. RM1. The Keris Sundang is a broad bladed sword, more for cutting and slashing. The blade, either curved or straight, is usually about 22 inches long and about 3 inches in breadth. ___________________________________________________ The image below resembles my fathers Malay kris (Keris) in shape, the main difference being between the blade and handle was a scapula bone, one corner of which was broken. Regards, James
I have seen some of those in a museum here before. The kris sword was part of the history of weapons most in Asian countries.
Hello all, a Danzig (Free City) set from 1939-01-07 Depicting various historical events. Regards, James
A VERY interesting series of swords considering the subjects, time frame, and history involved... I know JUST a little about these folks after a number of trips to the UK...
