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CharlesS · 8th May 2006, 05:37 PM

Lovely penai, nice blade and patina, and nice detail to the hilt carving.

Is the chape horn or wood?

We have to be careful with these. This type(though certainly not this one) is being reproduced or "newly created" these days and are sold as old or carefully worded as "vintage" or "older" . They are considerably lighter(thinner blades) than the older ones, and the not nearly as much attention paid to details. They are often aged with goo and gunk, but don't show the real age and patination that a good old sword does.

I think quite literally that someone is using Zonneveld's book as a catalog to reproduce rarer pieces by. So beware. They are not as prominent as they used to be on Ebay, but do show up sparingly.

8th May 2006, 05:37 PM	#10
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Lovely penai, nice blade and patina, and nice detail to the hilt carving. Is the chape horn or wood? We have to be careful with these. This type(though certainly not this one) is being reproduced or "newly created" these days and are sold as old or carefully worded as "vintage" or "older" . They are considerably lighter(thinner blades) than the older ones, and the not nearly as much attention paid to details. They are often aged with goo and gunk, but don't show the real age and patination that a good old sword does. I think quite literally that someone is using Zonneveld's book as a catalog to reproduce rarer pieces by. So beware. They are not as prominent as they used to be on Ebay, but do show up sparingly.