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Bolo knife

A bolo (Tagalog: iták/gulok, Ilocano: bunéng, Ibanag: badáng/aliwa, Pangasinan: baráng, Kapampangan: paláng, Bikol: tabák/minasbad, Cebuano: súndang/kampilan, Waray: sansibar, Hiligaynon: sandúko/binangon, Aklan: talibong) is a general term for traditional pre-colonial small- to medium-sized single-edged swords or large knives of the Philippines that…

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Blade type
Single-edged, convex blade
Hilt type
hardwood, carabao horn
Place of origin
Philippines
Scabbard/sheath
hardwood, carabao horn
Type
Knife or sword
Wars
Battle of Mactan · Spanish Conquest · Philippine Revolution · Spanish–American War · Philippine–American War

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Bolo knife

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples28
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
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Bolo knife

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related to Use in warfare · 11
Bolo knife → American, Americans, During, Filipino, Moros, Philippines, Produced, The, They, US Military, World War II
Wars · 7
Bolo knife → Battle of Mactan, Philippine Revolution, Philippine–American War, Spanish Conquest, Spanish–American War, World War I, World War II
Blade type · 1
Bolo knife → Single-edged, convex blade
Hilt type · 1
Bolo knife → hardwood, carabao horn
Place of origin · 1
Bolo knife → Philippines
Scabbard/sheath · 1
Bolo knife → hardwood, carabao horn
Type · 1
Bolo knife → Knife or sword

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bolo bolos used combat also philippine knife term use war tip common revolution blade tagalog súndang wide machete sword carabao

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Bolo knifeBlade typeSingle-edged, convex blade1.00infobox
Bolo knifeHilt typehardwood, carabao horn1.00infobox
Bolo knifePlace of originPhilippines1.00infobox
Bolo knifeScabbard/sheathhardwood, carabao horn1.00infobox
Bolo knifeTypeKnife or sword1.00infobox
Bolo knifeWarsBattle of Mactan1.00infobox
Bolo knifeWarsSpanish Conquest1.00infobox
Bolo knifeWarsPhilippine Revolution1.00infobox
Bolo knifeWarsSpanish–American War1.00infobox
Bolo knifeWarsPhilippine–American War1.00infobox
Bolo knifeWarsWorld War I1.00infobox
Bolo knifeWarsWorld War II1.00infobox

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