Very Good Barong Sword with Pattern Welded Blade

The Barong sword from South Philippines is an intimidating sword with a deadly sharp edge and known by its superior cutting quality. Although usually referred to as a Moro weapon it is mostly related to the Sulu sultanate.  All barong shares the same general shape with a leaf shaped heavy blade, a long handle with some sort of a kakatu style pommel. The blade is mostly single edge with less common exemplars with a less sharpened back edge

The Barong sword offered here exhibit a long heavy blade forged from unusual pattern welded steel, made of chunks of steel forge welded unto the base steel. Polished wood handle with a long junggayan pommel style and long silver collar.

Blade 16 inches (41 cm) long, 3/8 inches (9 mm) thick at the forte. Total length 23 ½ inches (50 cm). Very good condition. No scabbard