Talibon Philippines Sword #1 Barong Talibong Antique

This auction is for a authentic Philippines sword with scabbard. The style appears to be a Talibon although some may call it a Barong or Talibong. It is a native piece from the Northern Philippines which could be carried daily. I am going to be very detailed with the description so everyone knows the specifics of the piece although it is in good overall shape for its use and age.

The handle is made of wood and is varnished. It has a degree of hand carving. The blade is deep bellied (typical of a Talibon) and is balanced to slash. These type of swords were used for fighting although of course many real world items like this may have been used for other purpose in addition. Many of these were used during World War II against the Japanese although the actual date of this piece is not known. The blade is in good shape considering the age and purpose. The length of the blade has pitting. It also has evidence of past sharpening. The edge is sharpened with very little evidence of nicks. This is expected with an older blade that has seen actual use in life. The handle is cracked along the spine of the blade although it is not in danger of further cracking. The blade is very tight and overall the piece handles very well.



The sword comes with a wood scabbard made of two pieces of wood lashed together. One side has a block of wood attached to use a piece of string or rope to hang the sword from the belt. The wood is also varnished. This is the typical style of scabbard for these swords. The lashing near the throat of the scabbard is missing. The lashing that remains is braided rattan which has been varnished over. As you can see in the pictures the end of the scabbard has a piece of wood missing so you can see the blade tip when it is in the scabbard. The area also has a crack and bit of glue. It is not possible to determine when the repairs were made. The string attached appears to be a natural fiber of some sort but it is not known if it was "original" or not.

This is a very interesting authentic antique sword for a collector. I tried to describe and photograph any details I thought were significant and may have been overly picky so checkout the pictures for a good feel for the piece. Check out my other auctions to see another of this type of sword. This item will start with a low starting bid.

Will accept Paypal. If the package is received damaged buyer must notify the carrier at time of delivery. I currently only ship to continental United States (no P.O. Boxes). So Please no orders outside the 48 states. The winning buyer will be responsible for paying for their bids in U.S. Dollars. Payments must be recieved within 7 days of the end of the auction. Exception will only be made for combined shipping and handling charges for multiple items won and only if we are contacted within the 7 days to make arrangements. Items will be held until the payment has cleared. Thanks for bidding.

Shipping and handling charges will be discounted for multiple items purchased if the buyers contacts us within 7 days of first winning bid to make arrangements and items will ship only when all bids have been paid.