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When the people inter-married with the locals, they formed a new society and came up with the name Bagobo. [1]: 7 Bagakay - Bagakays can be either made of wood or steel depending on choice, wooden ones are more traditional, steel ones more modern. They have a point on both ends and are thrown similar to a knife but usually five at a time.
"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.
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.
A kalis (Baybayin: ᜃᜎᜒ or ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔; Jawi script: كاليس ;Abecedario: cáli, cális) is a type of Philippine sword. The kalis has a double-edged blade, which is commonly straight from the tip but wavy near the handle. Kalis exists in several variants, either with a fully straight or fully wavy blade.
Forging uses heat to bring the material to a malleable state. The material is then hammered to shape, typically using hammer and anvil together with specialized set and fuller tools depending on the particular technique. There is a variety of forging techniques for sword making and many variations upon those. Ceremonial swords from the Philippines.
The topmost sword (6) is a Visayan pirah. (c. 1926) The most common forms of panabas have a laminated steel blade that is single-edged, narrowest near the haft, and gets dramatically broader towards the tip as the blade curves backwards away from the edged side, though there are some rare varieties that do have forward curved blades. [10] [11]
The Bolo knife was the primary weapon used by the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution. [18] It was also used by the Filipino guerrillas and bolomen during the Philippine–American War. [19] [20] the bolo serves as a symbol for the Katipunan and the Philippine Revolution, particularly the Cry of Pugad Lawin.
The gunong is a dagger variant of the kalis, a Philippine sword derived from the Indonesian kris dagger. The gunong is most commonly found in the ethnic groups of Mindanao. The tribes carried blades as part of their regular attire, both as a precaution for self-defense and for accomplishing daily tasks.