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Forum: Swap Forum 19th December 2010, 05:46 PM
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Posted By laEspadaAncha
Price reduced to $300 including shipping...

Price reduced to $300 including shipping worldwide, a very fair price considering the uniqueness of this example.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th December 2010, 05:42 PM
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Views: 11,146
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hi Gary, Welcome to the forum. :) As...

Hi Gary,

Welcome to the forum. :)

As has been mentioned - both in this thread and in Maurice's linked thread - there are authentic older "fighters," more contemporary currency cannon, and...
Forum: Swap Forum 17th December 2010, 09:17 PM
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Views: 7,905
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Price reduced to $310 total incl. shipping. ...

Price reduced to $310 total incl. shipping. Paypal okay. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th December 2010, 04:03 AM
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Views: 12,722
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hi Nathaniel, Thanks - I actually found...

Hi Nathaniel,

Thanks - I actually found that same website following a couple responses earlier in the thread... :)

What I can't seem to find, however, are any other earlier examples dating...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th December 2010, 12:05 AM
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Views: 12,722
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hi Rich, Thanks... Maybe I can email you...

Hi Rich,

Thanks... Maybe I can email you the pics of the kanji? I agree, they are stamped, not carved, though the larger of the two was definitely hot-stamped, i.e., stamped while the metal was...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2010, 06:00 PM
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Views: 12,722
Posted By laEspadaAncha
I've done some checking myself since picking...

I've done some checking myself since picking these up last weekend, and can't find any vintage or antique examples out there. As a blade collector, I find the single-bevel grind interesting......
Forum: Swap Forum 14th December 2010, 04:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,905
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Additional photos below. Price reduced to $300 +...

Additional photos below. Price reduced to $300 + shipping... Paypal okay (add $10).
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2010, 04:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,722
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hi Rich, Thank you for the clarification -...

Hi Rich,

Thank you for the clarification - I was hoping you might spot this thread. I now better understand Jose's reply as well. Any idea what the kanji represent on either knife? :confused:...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2010, 05:34 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,722
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Thanks Barry... seems the small one is a bonsai...

Thanks Barry... seems the small one is a bonsai grafting knife. Jose, what did you mean by "marking wood" when carving? One down, one to go... :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2010, 01:49 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,722
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Here's pictures of the smaller knife's blade. ...

Here's pictures of the smaller knife's blade. Looks like a file knife, as if it was made from ground tool steel?

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9361/smfileknf.jpg
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2010, 10:21 PM
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Views: 12,722
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Question Japanese WWII Side Knives?

I recently acquired these from the estate of a deceased WWII vet. His widow said he brought these back from Japan, where he had served as part of the occupation force.

Does anybody here have...
Forum: Swap Forum 12th December 2010, 09:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,905
Posted By laEspadaAncha
More photos attached...

More photos attached...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2010, 09:15 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 27,554
Posted By laEspadaAncha
From a dealer's perspective, I would think they...

From a dealer's perspective, I would think they are probably a necessity. Tags add a certain panache, a 2-cent provenance that not only frees up the dealer's time (as he or she doesn't have to...
Forum: Swap Forum 11th December 2010, 07:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,905
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Unique Beaded Takouba for sale

In looking through the swap forum, it seems to be raining takoubas! :eek:

Anyway, as the saying goes, when it rains, it pours... ;)

For sale is a rather unique takouba originally collected by...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2010, 05:34 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 29,894
Posted By laEspadaAncha
My mistake, and my most sincere apologies to your...

My mistake, and my most sincere apologies to your ancient abode! ;) I'm so used to tapping nails and picture hooks into drywall that I stare at solid wall displays with the bewilderment of a monkey...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2010, 05:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,526
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Welcome Jenny... I would say you definitely found...

Welcome Jenny... I would say you definitely found the right place! DNA tests reveal this board is 40% Morophile. ;)

Given your interest in SE Asian pirates, you might find Swish of the Kris to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th December 2010, 05:20 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 10,228
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hello Abdullatif, It was in fact a desire...

Hello Abdullatif,

It was in fact a desire to have a blade inscription translated that first led me to this forum. Us non-Arabic speakers are always grateful for the kindness and helfulness...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2010, 11:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,063
Posted By laEspadaAncha
TRL, I hope you will consider posting some...

TRL,

I hope you will consider posting some close-up photos of those beautiful push daggers I see on the bedroom wall. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2010, 06:31 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 29,894
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hi Thinreadline, Wonderful collection! :) ...

Hi Thinreadline,

Wonderful collection! :) It is nice to see the armour component so well-represented (my own collection tends to be disproprotionately filled with "arms" and light on the...
Forum: Swap Forum 28th November 2010, 11:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,429
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Sold... Thank you. :)

Sold... Thank you. :)
Forum: Swap Forum 28th November 2010, 05:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,429
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Another photo added below. New price $200 plus...

Another photo added below. New price $200 plus shipping...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2010, 07:36 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 18,783
Posted By laEspadaAncha
To suggest an individual's ethnic identity is...

To suggest an individual's ethnic identity is somehow a necessary or sufficient condition to becoming an expert in subjects pertaining to their ethnicity is simply ludicrous. Just because one's...
Forum: Swap Forum 25th November 2010, 06:49 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,429
Posted By laEspadaAncha
19th C. Swagger Stick with Stiletto

Selling another oddity out of my collection, a (presumably) colonial swagger stick (of British? origin) in which is stored a stiletto measuring 17.5 inches / 44.5 cm in length. Blade is round in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd November 2010, 03:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,203
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Hi Dom, Thank you anyway. :) I don't think...

Hi Dom,

Thank you anyway. :) I don't think there is anyone here who can translate Sino-Tibetan languages, is there?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2010, 06:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,203
Posted By laEspadaAncha
Thank you both Gene & Aleksey. I gave those...

Thank you both Gene & Aleksey. I gave those Tibetan numerals a look, but am unable to make heads or tails out of the inscription... :shrug:

The one question I would have is the length of the...
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