Philippine Commemorative Bolo Sword

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The Philippine bolo sword or knife comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. The sword used as a template for this project comes from the private family collection of Guru Dan Inosanto. This historic example, a type of bolo sword known as a talibon , is known to have held its own against many fearsome swords throughout time, such as the kris, the barong, the kampilan, and even the Japanese katana.



This weapon was used extensively by the brave filipino soldiers who fought on the american side in world war ii and the korean war. of these original 260,000 filipino soldiers, approximately 17,000 veterans are still alive today. cold steel® will donate 10% of the proceeds from the sale of this sword to the filipino veterans recognition and education project charity to purchase replicas of the congressional gold medal of honor for the surviving veterans and their families.



1055 carbon steel

The carbon content and relatively low levels of other materials in this steel make it a very stable material, free of the brittleness inherent in most high carbon steels. This steel is ideal for blades that need to have a high impact resistance and is therefore often used for large fixed knives, machetes and swords.



Details:

- Blade material: 1055 carbon steel

- Total length: approx. 68.6cm

- Blade length: approx. 53.3 cm.
- Blade thickness: approx. 5 mm

- Handle: approx. 15.2 cm long, made of rosewood

- Weight: approx. 788 g

- Includes leather sheath with nickel hardware.
- Cold steel® item number: 88ct



Please note:

This item is only sold to persons over 18 years of age. Please enter your date of birth on our order form. We also require a copy of your ID, driving licence or similar by email, scan, fax or post.
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