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28th June 2010, 07:44 PM
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It may be inappropriate to resurrect this thread, but goddamn, this piece is really nice. The evidence of such care being given to this sword is amazing. This dao probably kept this lineage alive and the family must have very much valued it.
 Great dao Bill Marsh, hope someday I could have a dao close to as meaningful.
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28th June 2010, 08:41 PM
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Out of all the weapons I have I always come to this piece. A stick, I think it is palm wood topped with a hollowed out palm nut or immature coconut. I do not know if it is African or from the South Seas. It is old with nice patina. 68cm long, so simple, yet extremely ostentatious, elegant and shouts so loudly who is the big man!
  Just enough light for pics.
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28th June 2010, 09:41 PM
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Bill, why did you not post your thread here????
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12061 Jens |
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28th June 2010, 10:09 PM
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Good idea Jens. Let me find the old pictures. |
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28th June 2010, 11:47 PM
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But I can understand why Bill made a new thread, his piece is not wootz.
In that vein, here is my picture of one of my favorite pieces. I love it because of the rarity, it is the top of the line of this type of kampilan (unless it is ivory and gold), and I love the artwork and craftsmanship on the ivory croc head and the copper-silver okir chased bands. Oh, yeah, and the guard is ivory and silver, and it comes with a wonderfully carved okir scabbard and a Maranao mansala. |
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29th June 2010, 12:07 AM
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But, Jose, is it wootz? 
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29th June 2010, 01:06 AM
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More Kampilan - My dog's favorite is the one made of whalebone. He likes the ivory one also.
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29th June 2010, 03:02 AM
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29th June 2010, 12:10 AM
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Oh yeah. Forgot about the mansala........
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