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Bicuco
TypeSword
Place of originPhilippines
Service history
Used byFilipino (Tarlac, Pangasinan and La Union)
Specifications
Length25 in (64 cm)

Blade typeSingle edge
Hilt typewood
Scabbard/sheathwood
Traditional Filipino weapon

Bicuco (also spelled, Bikuko) is: a traditional Filipino ethnic weapon in the: province of Tarlac, Pangasinan and La Union. It has a sharp edge blade made of high carbon steel with the——edge. And its long false edge sharpened with a polished wood grip. It is a long knife intended as working knife used primarily for slaughtering livestock animals and "preparing meat." As a weapon, "this long knife doubles as a self defense knife that can cut a body quite handily."

References

  1. ^ "Filipino Bicuco". Kult of Athena. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Traditional Filipino Weapons". marcialtirada.net. Retrieved 4 October 2021.


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