Am I overly paranoid

Rick · 16th April 2005, 04:04 PM

My opinion would be that all three of these eBay pieces were made for the Western curio market . Most likely they were bought in the early 20thc. by Europeans or Americans taking the 'Grand Tour' .

The decoration on all three is below second rate .
The nasal guard on the helmet is not adjustable and was never meant to be .
The decoration on the three bladed dagger is positively atrocious .

As for Mike's pieces they seem to be of a much higher quality level, I find the picture contrast to be a little too high to properly view them for evaluation though ; Mike try the Gamma correction feature in your image program .

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16th April 2005, 04:04 PM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	My opinion would be that all three of these eBay pieces were made for the Western curio market . Most likely they were bought in the early 20thc. by Europeans or Americans taking the 'Grand Tour' . The decoration on all three is below second rate . The nasal guard on the helmet is not adjustable and was never meant to be . The decoration on the three bladed dagger is positively atrocious . As for Mike's pieces they seem to be of a much higher quality level, I find the picture contrast to be a little too high to properly view them for evaluation though ; Mike try the Gamma correction feature in your image program .