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DaveS · 27th January 2011, 04:03 AM

This is a mandau that Fred Coluzzi sent us some years ago. He says
the handle is a rough cast Japanese naval D-ring style. But was it put on
by a native that liked that form, or was it made by a Japanese soldier who
liked the blade. There are two characters at the base of the blade that
could be either Chinese or Japanese although i was told that it could be
Korean. The blade is very well made, with some of the most delicate fret-
work that i have seen in a mandau. No scabbard. What do you think.
Dave.

27th January 2011, 04:03 AM	#1
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Interesting mandau handle This is a mandau that Fred Coluzzi sent us some years ago. He says the handle is a rough cast Japanese naval D-ring style. But was it put on by a native that liked that form, or was it made by a Japanese soldier who liked the blade. There are two characters at the base of the blade that could be either Chinese or Japanese although i was told that it could be Korean. The blade is very well made, with some of the most delicate fret- work that i have seen in a mandau. No scabbard. What do you think. Dave.