TOURIST EDGED WEAPOND AND FAKES

carlos · 15th March 2007, 01:20 AM

RECIENTLY I HAVE BOUGHT A TOURIST NIAS SWORD, BUT I´M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT.
I HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM , I KNOW HOW IS IT THE REAL SWORDS, BUT SOMETIMES LOOK FOR PICTURES WITH TOURIST ITEMS TO IDENTIFY THEM. IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU COULD PUT THE PICTURES OF ETHNOGRAPHIC EDGED WEAPONS MADE FOR THE TOURIST MARKET ( MANDAUS, BALATOS, KRIS, KAMPILAN..)?
THANKS!!
CARLOS

Bill M · 15th March 2007, 03:15 AM

Interesting idea, Carlos.

Here is a Chinese Han dynasty battle sword. Bought from an established dealer as a fake.

Bill M · 15th March 2007, 03:17 AM

And a Chinese / Tibetan helmet. This helmet is so well done that an expert thought it might be real until he picked it up. If real, it would have been worth about 150 times what I paid.

I will post some more later that I bought early on, thinking they were real.

Battara · 15th March 2007, 11:42 PM

W W!

That's a good fake helmet!

carlos · 20th March 2007, 08:01 PM

TODAY HAS ARRIVED THE BALATO AND I HAVE UNDERSTAND WHY THE SELLER DON´T ANSWER MY QUESTION ABOUT THE LENGHT...IS ONLY 13 INCH!!

Tim Simmons · 20th March 2007, 08:21 PM

No need to boast

15th March 2007, 01:20 AM	#1
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 755	TOURIST EDGED WEAPOND AND FAKES RECIENTLY I HAVE BOUGHT A TOURIST NIAS SWORD, BUT I´M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT. I HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM , I KNOW HOW IS IT THE REAL SWORDS, BUT SOMETIMES LOOK FOR PICTURES WITH TOURIST ITEMS TO IDENTIFY THEM. IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU COULD PUT THE PICTURES OF ETHNOGRAPHIC EDGED WEAPONS MADE FOR THE TOURIST MARKET ( MANDAUS, BALATOS, KRIS, KAMPILAN..)? THANKS!! CARLOS

15th March 2007, 03:15 AM	#2
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Interesting idea, Carlos. Here is a Chinese Han dynasty battle sword. Bought from an established dealer as a fake. Attached Images

15th March 2007, 03:17 AM	#3
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	And a Chinese / Tibetan helmet. This helmet is so well done that an expert thought it might be real until he picked it up. If real, it would have been worth about 150 times what I paid. I will post some more later that I bought early on, thinking they were real. Attached Images

20th March 2007, 08:01 PM	#5
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 755	BALATO TODAY HAS ARRIVED THE BALATO AND I HAVE UNDERSTAND WHY THE SELLER DON´T ANSWER MY QUESTION ABOUT THE LENGHT...IS ONLY 13 INCH!! Attached Images

15th March 2007, 11:42 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	W W! That's a good fake helmet!

20th March 2007, 08:21 PM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	No need to boast