Roosevelt Presentation Philippine Barong Knife. It has a 15 in lond and 3 inches wide leaf shaped single edged blade, beautiful gold-wrapped handle with carved pommel in an exotic grained wood; engraved on the right side of the blade - To Governor General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. as a remembrance, Datu Fucando Mandi, Zamboanga, PI, June 1, 1932. The scabbard is carved exotic wood with nice rosewood or teakwood like grain with Islamic characters at the top and presentation plaque reads - Presented to F. Darius Benham by Col. Theodore Roosevelet. Notes: Datu Facundo Mandi was a political leader or representative & freedom fighter in the Philippines and part of the Philippine movements to gain independence from the U.S. and other countries in the late 1920s-1930s, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the General Governor of the Philippines during this time. F. Darius Benham became a public relations councilor in 1929 and represented many groups including the Theodore Roosevelt family . It appears that this knife was initially presented to Roosevelt Jr. (III) by Facundo Mandi in 1932 and then later gifted by Roosevelt (the father) to Mr. Benham (who was a friend and business acquaintance). Total length 22 1/2 inches. Minor chips to the wood. An important item with great history.