Original Philippines 19th Century Southern Filipino Barong Short Sword with Scabbard British Lancer The bands are approximately 1"

The bands are approximately 1" wide and held in place by iron nails

Colt turned to two of its best engineers: William Mason and Charles Brinckerhoff Richards who had developed a number of revolvers and black powder conversions for the company

The pommel cap has a small swivel on it

We considered polishing it up

Manufactured in the mid -1880s through the 1890s

Original Philippines 19th Century Southern Filipino Barong Short Sword with Scabbard British Lancer The bands are approximately 1"Original Item: Only One Available. The barong is a thick, leaf shaped, single edged blade sword. It is a weapon used by Muslim Filipino ethnolinguistic groups like the Tausug, Sama Bajau, or Yakan in the Southern Philippines. Barong blades are thick and very heavy with the weight aiding in the slicing capability of the sword. Barong blade lengths range from 8 to 22 inches (20 to 56 cm) as the average blade length is originally 14 inch. Newer blades,