Bargain Mandau at e-pray
 

Hmmm...
Should have stayed up, or put a snipe on it.
This one went cheap. :shrug:
http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...=STRK:MEDWX:IT

Yes very cheap...... Beautifull longglat blade!

What does it mean to see silver inlay in these blades?

It was a nice one! Unusual for anything to be missed on ebay, was it the lack of scabbard that held it back?

No I guess this item went by unnoticed by the people who would appreciate such beautifull sword.. :-(
If I had it I would remove that hair though....

PS I've a similar one, still one of my favorites!

I was the first one who give a bid to this mandau and have had in mind to went higher at the last moment. It was the working stress that I forget it and now I am more disappointed when I see how cheap it was sold!!! :mad: :eek:

Hi Maurice,

why you would do so? Do you think that the hair isn't original to the handle?

Regards,

Detlef

Here are the pictures from the seller for later reference.

And the last ones.

I strongly have that feeling yes, but I would take the final decision to get it out when having it in hands..

Kind Regards,
Maurice

I thought these things had hair? Unless you mean a different type of hair........

Yes these things had hair into the handles indeed. But I have the feeling this is a latter implacement.
It looks a bit "fuzzy" at the base... ;-)

PS the resin rings seems also done later, but it could be the shiny image...
It also looks a bit longer as it used to was...

Yep. I also put in a bid, and was overbid with just 2,50 by the winner.
Maybe should have snipped it :shrug:

On the other hand, it is without scabbard, and all mandaus I have are with scabbard. So it would be a slight downgrade. even at this price.

:confused:
I was also collecting "complete" pieces, but some are definately worth collecting without scabbards. Especially with such nice blades. Looks great on a socket! :)