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Freddy · 28th July 2005, 07:27 PM

I don't think it was ever meant to be used as a knife. The blade is very light. Could do with a 'wash' as the pamor in not showing.

Once I read in a book that people in Indonesia mount their spear blades as knives as this is easier to keep in the house. You need space to store a complete spear.

28th July 2005, 07:27 PM	#4
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	I don't think it was ever meant to be used as a knife. The blade is very light. Could do with a 'wash' as the pamor in not showing. Once I read in a book that people in Indonesia mount their spear blades as knives as this is easier to keep in the house. You need space to store a complete spear.