page_title: Kampilan
hierarchical_section_title: Kampilan
caption_attribution_description: English: Parts of the Moro longsword kampilan, indicated in the two major dialects of Mindanao Island, i.e., Maranao and Maguindanao. The above sample is probably late-19th to early-20th century. Dimensions -- overall length: 943 mm (37.1 inches); blade length: 689 mm (27.1 inches); and maximum blade thickness 7 mm (1/4" inch) Other uploaded materials by the same author are here: (a) Luzon weapons; (b) Visayan weapons; (c) Moro weapons; and (d) Lumad (non-Moro Mindanao) weapons
context_page_description: The kampilan is a type of single-edged sword, traditionally used by various ethnic groups in the Philippine archipelago. It has a distinct profile, with the tapered blade being much broader and thinner at the point than at its base, sometimes with a protruding spikelet along the flat side of the tip. The design of the pommel varies between ethnic groups, but it usually depicts either a bakunawa, a buaya, a kalaw, or a kakatua.
  This weapon was featured in the American bladesmithing competition, Forged in Fire's season 4 episode 16.
context_section_description: The kampilan (Baybayin: ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜎᜈ᜔; Abecedario: Campilan) is a type of single-edged sword, traditionally used by various ethnic groups in the Philippine archipelago. It has a distinct profile, with the tapered blade being much broader and thinner at the point than at its base, sometimes with a protruding spikelet along the flat side of the tip. The design of the pommel varies between ethnic groups, but it usually depicts either a bakunawa (dragon), a buaya (crocodile), a kalaw (hornbill), or a kakatua (cockatoo).
  This weapon was featured in the American bladesmithing competition, Forged in Fire (TV series)'s season 4 episode 16.
caption: Parts of a Moro kampílan, written in Maguindanao and Maranao languages of Mindanao.
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