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A 1600-1650 bilbo with a Solingen blade and a Spanish hilt. For the fictional dagger wielded by Bilbo and Frodo, see Sting. The bilbo is a type of 16th century, cut-and-thrust sword or small rapier formerly popular in America. [1] They have well-tempered and flexible blades and were very popular aboard ships, [2] where they were used similarly ...
Talibon - The Talibong or Talibon is a sword that has an overstated belly and was commonly used by the ladies in the northern Philippines during the later part of the Spanish era and the early American regime. The Talibong was used as a hunting tool but during the Spanish era, it was carried by warriors to defend themselves [1]: 32 Tenegre
"Kampilan" is the term most commonly used for the sword in the Tagalog, Ilocano and Visayan languages.It simply means "sword". [3] [4] [5] It is known by other names in other ethnic groups in the Philippines including Kapampangan talibong or talibon (not to be confused with the Visayan talibon); Maranao kifing; Iranun parang kampilan; [6] and Tboli tok and kafilan.
"Weapons of Moroland" is a plaque or crest containing miniature models of weapons used by warriors from the indigenous peoples of Mindanao in the Philippines. As a souvenir, it is fairly common in gift shops, and is considered a pop culture icon. [ 1 ]
Iták - a narrow sword used for combat and self-defense in the Tagalog regions. Like the súndang, it is also known as the "jungle bolo" or "tip bolo", and was a popular weapon during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine Insurrection. Haras - a scythe used for cutting tall grass. It is called "Lampas" by people from Mindanao.
Ancient Filipinos were considered skilled in dagger and the broad-sword before the Spanish colonization of the Philippines [citation needed]. Silat is another martial art culturally practiced in Southern Philippines, that was imported there from either Brunei or Malaysia, considering its close proximity with Borneo, and from there to Malaysia ...
The ruins of Presidio in Cota (Camp) now Kota Park in Madridejos, Cebu established by Lazaro de Mangubat in 1630 [1] Kota historical marker. Gabriel Lázaro de Mangubat, also known as Loreto Mangubat, [2] was a monarch of the Kingdom of Mactan, a Spanish Duke in the Spanish East Indies, a Tercio and conquistador, and one of the Arm Bearers or armiger in the Spanish Empire from the early 17th ...
Bilbo can refer to: Bilbo Baggins, protagonist of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien; Bilbo, the Basque name for Bilbao, the major city in the Basque Country of northern Spain; Bilboes, iron restraints placed on a person's ankles or wrists; Bilbo (sword), a type of sword thought to be named after the Spanish city; Bilbo (band), Scottish band