Barong (sword)

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

Top: parts of a Barong sword; Bottom: A Moro barong sword and scabbard (c. 1905)
TypeSword or knife
Place of originPhilippines
Specifications
Length56 cm
Blade length
  • Older Blades: 8 - 22 inches (20 to 56 cm)
  • Newer Blades: 18 to 22 inches (46 to 56cm)

Blade typeSingle-edge Blade
Hilt typeIvory, Carabao horn or Kamagong
Scabbard/sheathWood
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