View Full Version : The one that got away... I missed the bid, what is it?
josh stout
2nd May 2007, 03:11 PM
I missed bidding on this, but it looks fantastic. What is it? I hope someone knowledgeable won it.
Josh
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190107012923&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:12
CourseEight
2nd May 2007, 03:25 PM
:) Apparently we posted it at the same time:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4514
It's called a Kastane, and from what I've read its a traditional sword of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Apparently the form was introduced by the Dutch, though the handle is purely a native form.
I looked at a bunch that had sold on oriental-arms, and it seems that this one is good in that the blade is not crudely made and the gilding is mostly there. Though of course I posted it for "official" opinions. :) Similar ones are attributed early 19th century.
Glad you like it! Can't wait to receive it, myself!
--Radleigh
josh stout
2nd May 2007, 05:32 PM
:) Apparently we posted it at the same time:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4514
It's called a Kastane, and from what I've read its a traditional sword of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Apparently the form was introduced by the Dutch, though the handle is purely a native form.
I looked at a bunch that had sold on oriental-arms, and it seems that this one is good in that the blade is not crudely made and the gilding is mostly there. Though of course I posted it for "official" opinions. :) Similar ones are attributed early 19th century.
Glad you like it! Can't wait to receive it, myself!
--Radleigh
I am glad you got it. I would have been annoyed if it was some punter trying to buy a "dragon handle Chinese sword" as it was listed. The blade looks like it might be pattern welded. Let me know when you get it.
Thanks,
Josh
ariel
2nd May 2007, 08:58 PM
Ceylon ( Serendip) was the supplier of wootz ingots to India and Persia; surprisingly, I have never seen a Ceylonese sword with a Damascus blade.
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