Original Philippines Headhunting Axe from the Igorot People - USGI Bring Back from Luzon Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia This example was made and

This example was made and marked by Friedrich Becker & Co

developed by Colonel Edward Boxer of the Royal Laboratory in 1862

They were made in the same factories by the same people

• 1936 dated top cover marked with the Soviet Star and serial number 2534

The gun was made in two parts

Original Philippines Headhunting Axe from the Igorot People - USGI Bring Back from Luzon Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia This example was made andOriginal Item: One of a Kind. We received this as part of a collection from Soldier who fought in the Pacific campaign of WWII. This is a nice example of the famous "headhunter's axe", as used by the Igorot people of the Philippines. This group, whose name is Tagalog for 'mountaineer' are made of up multiple smaller ethnic units from the mountains of northern Luzon, Philippines. These groups keep, or have kept until recently, their traditional