banyal

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| name = Banyal

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| origin = Sulu Archipelago, Philippines

| type = Sword

| is_bladed = yes

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| blade_type = Single-edged, straight to slightly convex

| hilt_type = hardwood, metal

| sheath_type = hardwood, woven rattan

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The banyal, is a short sword originating in the Moro people of Mindanao in the Philippines. It has an unusual concave shape on the blade's top part, which is very similar to the bangkung in general profile. But it is smaller with a different pommel style. The blade is thick, weighted at the front for chopping attacks and had a single edge.{{cite web |last1=Atkinson |first1=David J. |title=Banyal |url=http://atkinson-swords.com/collection-by-region/south-east-asia/philippines/mindano-and-sulu-archipelag/banyal/ |website=Atkinson Collection: Swords and Knives |access-date=18 July 2019}}{{cite journal |last1=Lawrence |first1=Marc |title=Filipino Weapons from A to Z |publisher=Stephen K. Dowd |journal=Filipino Martial Arts Digest |date=2009 |url=https://www.southbayfmaclub.com/Articles/pdf/Special-Edition_Philippine-Weaponry.pdf |access-date=2019-07-18 |archive-date=2014-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824080342/http://southbayfmaclub.com/Articles/pdf/Special-Edition_Philippine-Weaponry.pdf |url-status=dead }}