A Kris-Tanto or hybridation as an answer

ariel · 9th September 2007, 05:12 PM

Guys, can we discuss things without rancor?
Some may like the dagger, some may not, some may think it is too "fantasy" to qualify as ethnographic, all this is fine.
I just think there is no sense getting personal.
I'd rather see similar re-interpretations ( that exercise imagination) than pseudo-faithful renditions of authentic weapons that pretend to be real but are not. This one is an "in-your-face" dagger and is fun to look at.
For me, a modern-made sword replicating the old pattern always carries a whiff of a commercial fake. This one does not pretend to look antique and authentic: it is art. Judge it by its own standards.

9th September 2007, 05:12 PM	#12
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Guys, can we discuss things without rancor? Some may like the dagger, some may not, some may think it is too "fantasy" to qualify as ethnographic, all this is fine. I just think there is no sense getting personal. I'd rather see similar re-interpretations ( that exercise imagination) than pseudo-faithful renditions of authentic weapons that pretend to be real but are not. This one is an "in-your-face" dagger and is fun to look at. For me, a modern-made sword replicating the old pattern always carries a whiff of a commercial fake. This one does not pretend to look antique and authentic: it is art. Judge it by its own standards.