Panabas
| Panabas | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Lantip, Tabas |
| Use: | Weapon, traditional weapon, execution sword |
| Working time: | until now |
| Region of origin / author: |
Philippines , Moro ethnic group |
| Distribution: | Philippines |
| Overall length: | approx. 80 cm |
| Blade length: | approx. 50 cm |
| Blade thickness: | approx. 0.95 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal |
| Particularities: | The Panabas is still used today in the martial art of Silat . |
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The Panabas (also Lantip or Tabas) is a cutting weapon of the Moro in the Philippines . It was also used as an executioner's sword .
history
The Panabas was developed by the Moro tribes in the Philippines. It is usually used as a bush, war, or work knife. But it was also used as a execution weapon during executions. It is still used today in the Filipino martial arts Escrima .
description
The Panabas has a long, curved or kinked blade . The blade has no hollow grind (wrongly blood groove ) and no central ridge. It is curved along its entire length or has an upward kink shortly after the handle (handle). The place (tip) is oblique or straight (cut off), but in some cases it is also long, tapering to a point. The models with the beveled tips have an upward-pointing spike on the bevel, just like the Kampilan . The blade is about 50 cm long. The total length is about 80 cm. The handle is usually made of wood and is reinforced with brass and / or copper rings. The pommel consists of a metal plate that closes the handle. There are different versions.
literature
- George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times . Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 .
- Robert Cato: Moro swords . Graham Brash, 1996, ISBN 978-981-218-059-9 .
- Thomas A. Green: Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia. Volume 2, ABC-CLIO, 2001, ISBN 978-1-57607-150-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Picture and description at Erik's Edge (English, accessed on November 4, 2009) ( Memento from January 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
