Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Jungayyan Ivory Sulu Twistcore kris with gold and silver wire inlay

kino · 15th March 2008, 06:09 PM

[QUOTE=Bill MarshIvory Kakatua / jungayyan pommel has a honey color. Very unusual to find these rare delicate pommels undamaged.
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Undamaged ones are really hard to find. They do look delicate and vulnerable to the elements, susceptible to chipping and breaking just by handling.
DaveS., has several that he takes to events and lets the public handle them. You're a brave man Dave.

15th March 2008, 06:09 PM	#25
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 973	[QUOTE=Bill MarshIvory Kakatua / jungayyan pommel has a honey color. Very unusual to find these rare delicate pommels undamaged. QUOTE] Undamaged ones are really hard to find. They do look delicate and vulnerable to the elements, susceptible to chipping and breaking just by handling. DaveS., has several that he takes to events and lets the public handle them. You're a brave man Dave.