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Bill M
8th July 2007, 10:48 PM
There are always questons about how much to restore old swords. I recently got this old kampilan and I plan NO restoration, cleaning or anything else. I like it this way.

Strange little gear-like things on the hilt??

Comments?

Mytribalworld
9th July 2007, 04:51 AM
There are always questons about how much to restore old swords. I recently got this old kampilan and I plan NO restoration, cleaning or anything else. I like it this way.

Strange little gear-like things on the hilt??

Comments?

Nice item of course! in the case of the restoration of the hilt I think you made a good choice,but I think you can better clean the blade.

About the gear parts, I think the moro who owned this realized that this item once should be collected by someone with a motorbike? :D

Ferguson
9th July 2007, 11:01 AM
Beautiful Bill! Just a little cleaning and preservation for this one. No renovation.
I wondered about the gear too. :shrug:

Great piece.
Steve

VVV
9th July 2007, 11:06 AM
Very nice hilt!
I agree that it wouldn't hurt to clean the blade a bit.

Michael

kai
9th July 2007, 12:05 PM
Hello Bill,

I suppose, these are later (not recent) add-ons. This seems to be a hilt that originally came without an "eye" AFAIK.

I'd remove the active rust... :shrug:

Regards,
Kai

CharlesS
9th July 2007, 12:22 PM
I agree with the rest. Great hilt, but that blade needs work. At the very least the active rust should be removed.

I'd have to see what sort of pattern was hiding under there.

Ferguson
9th July 2007, 04:32 PM
I agree with the rest. Great hilt, but that blade needs work. At the very least the active rust should be removed.

I'd have to see what sort of pattern was hiding under there.

LOL, I couln't stand not knowing if it was a laminated blade. :)

Steve

Rick
9th July 2007, 06:11 PM
Hello Bill,

I suppose, these are later (not recent) add-ons. This seems to be a hilt that originally came without an "eye" AFAIK.

I'd remove the active rust... :shrug:

Regards,
Kai

This looks like the same rig.

Bill M
9th July 2007, 07:39 PM
I certainly agree with stopping any active rust, but I don't want to take it any further. I feel like keeping this pieces un-restored. Some of mine are a bit over-cleaned.

Battara
9th July 2007, 07:40 PM
I have seen cogs like this on other kampilan pieces. When a coin is not available......