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[[Image:Visayan katipunan pinuti d-guard.JPG|300px|thumb|An antique Visayan pinuti. The D-guard is iron and the ferrule is brass. Overall length is 579 mm (22.8 inches). The scabbard is made of wood, with a leather 'throat'.]]
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The '''Pinuti''' is a [[Culture of the Philippines|Filipino]] [[sword]] from the [[Visayas]], [[Philippines]]. The weapon was originally intended as an agricultural implement. The grip is usually made of [[guava]] wood, which is light. The blade itself is approximately 15 to 16 inches (38–40cm) long.


The '''Pinuti''' is a [[Culture of the Philippines|Filipino]] [[sword]] from the [[Visayas]], [[Philippines]]. The weapon was originally intended as an agricultural implement. The grip is usually made of [[guava]] wood, which is light. The blade itself is approximately 16 to 18 inches (40 to 45 cm) long.
''Pinuti'' is [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] for "whitened". As a farm implement, it would take on a dark [[patina]] due to contact with plant and animal fluids. When farmers sharpen their blades, the edges become shimmering white, hence the name.

''Pinuti'' is [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] for "whitened". As a farm implement, it would take on a dark [[patina]] due to contact with plant and animal fluids. When farmers sharpened their blades for combat, the blade was polished clean and white.


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Filipino martial arts]]
*[[Filipino martial arts]]
*[[Bolo (knife)|Bolo]]
*[[Bolo knife|Bolo]]
*[[Kampilan]]
*[[Kampilan]]
*[[kalis]]
*[[Kalis]]
*[[panabas]]
*[[Panabas]]


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[[Category:Southeast Asian swords]]
[[Category:Weapons of the Philippine Army]]



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Latest revision as of 12:48, 18 December 2022

An antique Visayan pinuti. The D-guard is iron and the ferrule is brass. Overall length is 579 mm (22.8 inches). The scabbard is made of wood, with a leather 'throat'.

The Pinuti is a Filipino sword from the Visayas, Philippines. The weapon was originally intended as an agricultural implement. The grip is usually made of guava wood, which is light. The blade itself is approximately 16 to 18 inches (40 to 45 cm) long.

Pinuti is Cebuano for "whitened". As a farm implement, it would take on a dark patina due to contact with plant and animal fluids. When farmers sharpened their blades for combat, the blade was polished clean and white.

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