Blades with Khukuri like character...

Cant believe I forgot that I had this pic. The forward cant is very common on many chopping knives. Ill post a pic of a bolo with a good forward cant when I get home, but for now heres a pic of a bolo-kris.
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Federico,

Is that distinctive gizmo(with the name I can never remember) right before the handle integral to the blade, or a separate fitted piece?
 
I believe the gangya (guard/gizmo thingy) is separate, then again I dont own this piece. So I am just taking a guess, though if I remember correctly the owner thinks its separate as well. If I remember correctly this piece is possibly Tausug circa 1900-1930 (though it could be older). These arent exactly very common pieces (this being only the second Ive seen pictures of), and there's quite a bit of speculation of why they were made. Some say Euro influences, others say well bolo influences, Ive always felt that they somewhat look like daos, but then there also the parang possibility, etc...
 
After quite a delay, and half forgetting to take these pics, here are some bolo pics. The oldest, on the bottom has the most obvious khuk like forward kant. The second oldest in the middle has it as well, when properly held, but not thinking I messed the photo up, so its not so easy to tell. The newest one (the beast that I use the most) while not obvious that it has that forward cant, when properly held it does:D They are all also chisel ground.
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Heres a pic of the hilts, the ones with faces are from the island of Pinay, the faceless one is from Luzon.
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The English model 1871 Elcho Bayonet (reproduction shown)
 

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that one is remiscent of the German hunting swords of the same era and before, what with the sawback and all. It is no accident that hunting trends, tools, and tactics make a showing in military applications...

Keith
 
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