PIRA COTABATO – Although not very popular, this Moro weapon is characterized by a wide tip and has a very nasty history of death behind it. It is feared by many due to the fact that this Filipino sword is used to chop the heads off the enemy. A Philippine native tribe called the Yakan of the Moro land are the ones who popularized this very good looking sword. Only this Pira Cotabato was more popular than the original Pira because is has became a working blade from the farms to the seaside, right to the market (for chopping meat and large fishes such as tuna, whale meat, etc.