Kampilan (Filipino Moro Longsword)
Slashing / Cleaving weapon
Quick Facts
Martial Arts
OriginPhilippines (Moro Tribes / Mindanao & Sulu) (14th-19th Century (Lapu-Lapu era))
Wield TypeSingle/Double-handed
MaterialForged high-carbon steel with carved hardwood hilt shaped like dragon jaw (Bakunawa)
Length90 - 105 cm cm
Weight1.2 - 1.8 kg kg
History
Iconic single-edged longsword of Moro warriors in Southern Philippines. Famous for Chief Lapu-Lapu slaying explorer Ferdinand Magellan at the Battle of Mactan in 1521.
About
The bifurcated tip and widening blade generate immense cleaving force to sever limbs and penetrate armor, while the carved hilt prevents slippage.