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Zan 11th July 2006 01:58 AM

"African chief's sword"
 
Hi everybody,

Any comment (serious or not...) about this sword ?

eBay link

Zan ;)

Lew 11th July 2006 02:23 AM

[QUOTE=Zan]Hi everybody,

Any comment (serious or not...) about this sword ?

Oh now I am very upset that I missed such a bargain ;) The scabbard is nicer than the sword. Notice the buyer only has two feedbacks he must be a newbie :rolleyes: I will sell him all my African stuff and retire :D

Lew

Tim Simmons 11th July 2006 11:29 AM

Looks like a really fantastic Yoruba scabbard. I am doubtfull that the knife is original to the scabbard. Two very interesting incomplete items brought together to make something twice as bad, something like that :confused: what a shame :( .

katana 11th July 2006 12:12 PM

What a mess, no regards to the athestics of size ratio, the scabbard is obviously massive and not original to the sword, the blade does't 'fit' with the 'small' hilt.
I can understand the 'mine's bigger than yours' syndrome but this 'ensemble' does not shout 'Chief' .....perhaps.....'mug' with a capital M :D

Just noticed 8 bids by the same person, reserve not met, because no one else bid ...his bids remained at the start price......lucky escape or something more sinister....... :rolleyes:


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