Tribal Pinuti

$ 400⁰⁰

Also called a Pinute or Penuti, or even Itak in the Illocano and Tagalog dialects of the north, or Talibong in some parts of the Visayas.

The term Pinuti itself is derived from the Cebuano dialect word "White", or "Whitened". This style of blade was used in Cebu as a working blade to do anything from gathering crops to butchering meats, to splitting coconuts open. Many times the pinuti is used to cut through coconut trees to get to the sap, which was used for many purposes from distilling into vinegar to jimmying up some local moonshine known as "Tuba" wine. all this work on a farm blade would darken the color, as well as dull the blade, so workers would regularly sharpen the edges until they were distinctly 'whiter' than the rest of the blade, and this is where the term began.

It is unusual in that it has what look like Turtle Shell pieces wrapped around the wooden scabbard, and what looks like cowhide with the hair still on it. The pommel has very nice and intricate carving on carabao horn.

You can tell the blade was made from a truck spring because of the hole that has been filled in. Likely where a bolt went through.

Kombat Instruments Limited has been in the weapons and martial arts business for over 30 years. Throughout these decades, members of Team KIL have collected thousands of unique weapons during our international travels, or at auctions, or as gifts from our fighter friends around the world. We've kept some of these weapons to showcase in our personal collections. Many have been donated to museums. But there are still several vintage weapons that need a good home.

We created the KIL Vintage Warfare collection as a way for you serious fighters to own a piece of martial arts history. All of our vintage weapons are pre-owned and well handled; and several have been brandished in actual combat. Please take some time to look at each weapon and to examine each photo in order to find the Vintage Warfare weapon that would be perfect for your own collection.

Tribal Pinuti

Weight: 2lb4oz

Weight w/scabbard: 2lb14oz

Blade Length: 23"

Total Length: 30"