A Review of the Philippine Bolo Knife

The Bolo Knife is a big cutting tool, kind of like aused for farming and agriculture before it made
Machete, which is used mostly within the Philippineits way into combat. The Filipinos use the Bolo in
and Indonesian jungles. It is also used a lot in Cubatheir Filipino Martial Arts as well.
in the Sugar Cane fields. the Bolo is mostly usedBolos are made with a Hardwood Handle and a
for clearing out excess vegetation. It is used forFull Tang. The Tang is the portion of the Sword
blazing trails and for agricultural tasks.Blade that extends into and most cases all the
Bolos have also historically been used as Militaryway through the grip it's fastened to. The Blade
Battle Weapons and were used extensively in theof the Bolo Sword is very curvey and usually
1898 Philippine Revolution against the Spaniards, inwidens the most at its tip. Because of this Blade
the American War against the Philippines and alsoDesign, the center of gravity is pushed forward
in the Commonwealth Period. Any average personwhich gives this sword much needed momentum
could get their hand on a Bolo, since it was firstso it can effectively chop vegetation.