Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - New Acquisition, Mandau, said to be 1800's

milandro · 21st February 2023, 08:18 AM

your Mandau appears to be old, whether that may also lead to the conclusion that it is an antique I don't know.

The VOC was disbanded in 1798. I think it is extremely unlikely that this Punched C belongs to a VOC designations, which are , to my knowledge, incisions made with a chisel.

21st February 2023, 08:18 AM	#9
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 419	your Mandau appears to be old, whether that may also lead to the conclusion that it is an antique I don't know. The VOC was disbanded in 1798. I think it is extremely unlikely that this Punched C belongs to a VOC designations, which are , to my knowledge, incisions made with a chisel.