A bolo; a generic term; a long single-bladed knife used for self defense and as a general utility knife to chop trees, cut grass, plane a board, split wood and the like.
Some bolos are in one metal piece with a rolled handle, hālung, covered with a woven rattan handle covering, allūbung. Others are in four parts: a blade, hanggap 2; a blade shank, ūtong; a shank collar, lū'up; a handle, pā'aw.
Kinds of Bolo
kalahyaw |
Imported |
gambelan |
Very large |
hinālung |
Double-bladed |
lunglungtu |
Light-weight |
pihlit |
Large |
tabas |
Sickle-bolo |