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VANDOO · 19th April 2010, 10:35 PM

THESE ARE DEFINITELY CHINESE (I FEEL SAFE SAYING THAT)

ONE FORGEING TECKNIQUE SOMETIMES USED WAS TO PASS THE HEATED END OF THE SHAFT THRU THE HANDLE OR HEAD AND PEEN IT OUT TO HOLD IT SECURELY. AS WE CAN'T SEE IF THE MACE HEAD WAS FIXED BY PASSING THE SHAFT THRU AND PEENING I CAN'T COMMENT ON IT.
STRANGELY ENOUGH I HAVE FOUND MOST WEAPONS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE BOXER REBELLION TO BE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN THOSE THAT STAYED IN CHINA. I HAVE HEARD OF WEAPONS BEING BURRIED OR HIDDEN SO PERHAPS THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MACE. THE OTHER WEAPON APPEARS TO HAVE FARED MUCH BETTER. SO PERHAPS ONE WAS BROUGHT BACK IN GOOD SHAPE FROM THE BOXER REBELLION AND THE OTHER ONE BROUGHT BACK LATER OR IT WAS DUG UP FOR THE REBELLION

. MYSTERIES MAKE COLLECTING MORE INTERESTING BUT LACK OF PROVENANCE CAN ALSO BE FRUSTRATING.

19th April 2010, 10:35 PM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THESE ARE DEFINITELY CHINESE (I FEEL SAFE SAYING THAT) ONE FORGEING TECKNIQUE SOMETIMES USED WAS TO PASS THE HEATED END OF THE SHAFT THRU THE HANDLE OR HEAD AND PEEN IT OUT TO HOLD IT SECURELY. AS WE CAN'T SEE IF THE MACE HEAD WAS FIXED BY PASSING THE SHAFT THRU AND PEENING I CAN'T COMMENT ON IT. STRANGELY ENOUGH I HAVE FOUND MOST WEAPONS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE BOXER REBELLION TO BE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN THOSE THAT STAYED IN CHINA. I HAVE HEARD OF WEAPONS BEING BURRIED OR HIDDEN SO PERHAPS THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MACE. THE OTHER WEAPON APPEARS TO HAVE FARED MUCH BETTER. SO PERHAPS ONE WAS BROUGHT BACK IN GOOD SHAPE FROM THE BOXER REBELLION AND THE OTHER ONE BROUGHT BACK LATER OR IT WAS DUG UP FOR THE REBELLION . MYSTERIES MAKE COLLECTING MORE INTERESTING BUT LACK OF PROVENANCE CAN ALSO BE FRUSTRATING.