Original U.S. WWII Bring Back Ornate Southern Philippines Barong Short Sword with Scabbard inlaid with 5 Centavo Coins Russian Headgear Serial #549712 indicates manufacture in

Serial #549712 indicates manufacture in 1892

All stitching is still tight and intact

It has an overall oxidized patina

While preparing for their withdrawal from Russia

Original U.S. WWII Bring Back Ornate Southern Philippines Barong Short Sword with Scabbard inlaid with 5 Centavo Coins Russian Headgear Serial #549712 indicates manufacture inOriginal Item: Only One Available. The barong is a thick, leaf shaped, single edged blade sword. It is a weapon used by Muslim Filipino ethnolinguistic groups like the Tausug, Sama Bajau, or Yakan in the Southern Philippines. This is an early 20th century example, almost certainly brought back by a USGI after their service in the Philippine islands. They even inlaid four FIVE CENTAVO U. S. Philippine coins into the wooden scabbard, three at the throat