page_title: Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines
section_title: Infantry
hierarchical_section_title: Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines / Military technology / Infantry
caption_attribution_description: Español: Arcabuces japoneses de la Era Edo Français&#160;: teppō (arquebuses de fabrication japonaise) de l'ère Edo (début du 17è siècle). Au dessus du milieu se trouve une 'corne à poudre' portant l'emblème du clan Tokugawa. English: teppō (Japanese-built arquebuse) of the Edo era (early 17th century). Above center is a Japanese 'powder horn' with the emblem of Tokugawa clan.
context_page_description: Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines refers to the military history of the Philippines prior to Spanish colonization.
context_section_description: The making of swords involved elaborate rituals that were based mainly on the auspicious conjunctions of planets. The passage of the sword from the maker entailed a mystical ceremony that was coupled with beliefs. The lowlanders of Luzon no longer used the bararao, while the Moros and animists of the South still continue the tradition of making kampilan and kris. Swords (kalis and kampilan) were either straight or wavy double-edged, with bronze or iron blades and hilts made of hardwoods, bone, antler, shell, or, for high ranking individuals, gold encrusted with precious stones. Firearms in the form of matchlock arquebuses were also locally manufactured and used by the natives. The most fearsome among these native guns was the lantaka, which were portable handheld cannons.
caption: A sets of arquebuse guns.
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