Bolo Knife (Filipino Machete)
Slashing weapon
Quick Facts
Martial Arts
OriginPhilippines (19th-20th Century (Filipino Revolution))
Wield TypeSingle-handed
MaterialForged steel with swollen point and wooden hilt
Length45 - 60 cm cm
Weight0.6 - 1.0 kg kg
History
Traditional farm knife and national blade of the Philippines. Made famous during the revolution against Spain and WWII guerrilla warfare. Core blade in Arnis/Escrima.
About
The blade swells near the tip into a leaf shape, concentrating weight forward for crushing clearing slashes and limb severing in close combat.