"Sundang" redirects here. For the Philippine sword also called "sundang" in southern Mindanao, Indonesia, and Malaysia, see Kalis.
Bolo
Top: A typical bolo from Luzon; Bottom: Lumad bolos with sheaths from Mindanao in the National Museum of Anthropology
Type
Knife or sword
Place of origin
Philippines
Service history
Wars
Battle of Mactan
Spanish Conquest
Philippine Revolution
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
World War I
World War II
Specifications
Blade type
Single-edged, convex blade
Hilt type
hardwood, carabao horn
Scabbard/sheath
hardwood, carabao horn
A bolo (Tagalog: iták/gúlok, Ilocano: bunéng, Ibanag: badáng/aliwa, Pangasinan: baráng, Kapampangan: paláng, Bikol: tabák/minasbad, Cebuano: súndang/kampilan, Waray: sansibar, Hiligaynon: sandúko/binangon, Aklan: talibong) is a general term for traditional pre-colonial small to medium-sized single-edged swords or large knives of the Philippines that function both as tools and weapons.[1][2] They are characterized by a wide curved blade that narrows down to the hilt, and comes with a pointed or a blunt tip. Bolos are common tools in the Philippines and are often compared to the machete.[3]
^Le Roy, James A. (1905). Philippine Life in Town and Country. G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 86.
^Krieger, Herbert W. (1926). "The Collection of Primitive Weapons and Armor of the Philippine Islands in the United States National Museum". Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum. Bulletin 137: 62–86.
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