{"product_id":"original-philippines-wwii-u-s-soldier-bringback-souvenir-moro-curved-knife-lot-4-items-1","title":"Original Philippines WWII U.S. Soldier Bringback Souvenir Moro Curved Knife Lot - 4 Items","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Lot of 3 Available. This is a very nice curved short sword collection from the Philippines, as used by the Moro people. The collective term Moro people or Bangsamoro people refers to the 13 Islamized ethnolinguistic groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan. They had fought against the United States during the Philippine-American War of 1899 - 1902, in which the Moro tribe rebelled against American rule. The insurrection had been going on since the early 1890s, when the Spanish still claimed the Philippines as their Colony. However, after their defeat by the United States in the Spanish American War, the Philippine islands were ceded to the U.S.. Most of the Moro tribe actually continued the struggle until their final defeat in 1913.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring WWII, The Moros fought against the Japanese occupation of Mindanao and Sulu during World War II and eventually drove them out. Also when the Japanese occupied the northern Borneo area, they also helped their relatives there in a struggle to fight off the Japanese where many of them, including women and children, were massacred after their revolt with the Chinese had been foiled by the Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the U.S. defeated Japan and the Philippines were freed, many U.S. serviceman brought back mementos from the Islands, which sadly had suffered\u003cbr\u003elarge losses of life due to Japanese occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe knives are all in wonderful condition and two are complete with their original wood\/leather scabbards. All scabbards are intact and secured with their proper lashings and or stitching. The longest of these measures about 18 1\/2 inches in the scabbard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll knives come more than ready for further research and display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40561015947333,"sku":"ONSV22WKC220","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ONSV22WKC220__01.jpg?v=1681491639","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-philippines-wwii-u-s-soldier-bringback-souvenir-moro-curved-knife-lot-4-items-1","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}