just thought id show off what ive got

[rayskin]

http://swordsofmightforum.com/album.php?albumid=29
http://swordsofmightforum.com/album.php?albumid=28&pictureid=320
this is the elite with my new wrap which has been recently fixed

[DragonGuardian]

Is that one of the Samurai 3000s I see in the top album?

[rayskin]

yep my dad got it for me for xmas a while back not functional bet cool to look at

[the blade master]

hello rayskin
thats the start of a very nice collection you have there
very nice indeed i notice you have some the same as mine
the hadafang the dark sentinaland the (3000 series ninja sword from united cutlery)
happy collecting
mick

[Jason Moore]

Very nice and a beautiful display job!

[photopro818]

Really nice. =D>
Looks grate

[RobbyDoom]

What is IMG 1569, is that an axe of some sort, or an instrument?

[the blade master]

robby hi that looks like some sort of war club
but from where i,ll have to pass on that one:mace:

[Mako]

robby hi that looks like some sort of war club
but from where i,ll have to pass on that one:mace:
Fiji.

[the blade master]

hi mako i thought so but just wasnt sure thats why
i didnt say any more

[bobO]

NICE! I really like the wall shelves.

[Maynar]

Gotta agree, that method works well. Looks excellent!

[rayskin]

thx im glad you guy enjoyed it im getting my camara back soon and will put some of the new knife my sisters dad gave me up. its a phillipean one i cant remember the name but its curved like a kuriki bu its consistently narrow so im not sure of wha it is.

[rayskin]

its been a while since i said i'de put these up but now that ive got a compter and a camara here they are.
http://www.swordsofmightforum.com/album.php?albumid=44

[the blade master]

hi rayskin
is that you playing peekaboo
in pic no 6=))

[rayskin]

ill put my pace on my profile pic to give u a better view.

[zentredi]

thx im glad you guy enjoyed it im getting my camara back soon and will put some of the new knife my sisters dad gave me up. its a phillipean one i cant remember the name but its curved like a kuriki bu its consistently narrow so im not sure of wha it is.it looks like some type of korambit. thats just a guess never saw one with that type of hilt and guard

[illmade2]

It's a ginunting if you're taking about the one with the black handle and brass fittings, generally they are longer and used by the Filipino marines of the Philippines

[Firehand10k]

If its Filipino it really depends on where it came form and which dialect they speak there. Ginunting is one of the same words they use for scissors and is often applied to blades of a similar shape. So yours is a ginunting in many places but so are these, in Bicol at least
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff79/Firehand10k/BOLOS/IMG_5304.jpg

In general the terms are used very loosely in the Philippines. It could also be called a bolo or a sundang in many areas. Those words just refer to larger knives. The cross guard does look a little unusual but it could have been a custom request that wasn't paid for and got sold differently or maybe just something the knife-maker wanted to try. There are always alot of variations in Filipino designs. Just look at the minasbad in my collection.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff79/Firehand10k/BOLOS/Minasbad/IMG_5324.jpg
That type of blade is designed for cutting sugar cane (something yours looks rather suited to, which would make the handguard useful vs stalks that didn't cut clean but slid up the blade) but mine has a knuckle shield and an enclosed hand-guard as a fighting sword would. Thats on there just because the maker got ahold of an old brass casing from a tank ammunition and though he would make something with it.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff79/Firehand10k/BOLOS/Minasbad/IMG_5326.jpg

[illmade2]

I'll bow to your experience Firehand I was only going on what I had seen on TV and the web and we know how far off that can be from the truth..


http://www.fmadigest.com/Issues/special-editions/2009/Special-Edition_Philippine-Weaponry.pdf
http://www.typhoon-gear.com/products.htm
http://thepanday.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html
http://www.pekiti-tirsia.net/img/bericht_98jun_5.jpg
Even today the tradition of the Filipino Kali Fighters is alive. Currently in the Philippines a special unit of the Filipino Marines, the Force Recon, is trained in Pekiti-Tirsia Kali to prepare them for Guerilla warfare and jungle combat. Because experience showed that fire arms are not offering sufficient protection in Guerilla warfare in the jungle or cities, the Ginunting (a short sword) has been added to the equipment of the Force Recon. The soldiers of the Force Recon are learning the use of the Ginunting for close combat and also the methods of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali for countering disarming attempts (weapon retention) and also the methods for empty hands fight against knife and the strategies and tactics for empty hands close quarter combat against fire arms.
http://www.pekiti-tirsia.net/img/bericht_98jun_4.jpg
from http://www.pekiti-tirsia.net/pag_bericht_98jun.php

[rayskin]

kool im glad i have some info on this now thx for the help