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29th January 2011, 03:38 AM
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What an interesting piece, Kino!
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29th January 2011, 10:41 PM
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familiar piece
Yep, I knew I had seen this one before.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...apanese+mandau Only thing to add to the other thread would be a translation of the characters on the blade. Last edited by asomotif; 29th January 2011 at 10:57 PM. |
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30th January 2011, 02:09 AM
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Asomotif: Boy, i must have a really bad memory. I really don't remember
having this posted before, but obviously there it is.........Dave. |
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30th January 2011, 07:05 AM
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Well, it is already 4 years ago.
Maybe new members can contribute with new input. 
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30th January 2011, 07:38 AM
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That kind of blades aren't used for fighting so I assume that it's not from a captured mandau.
There is a thread somewhere where we dicussed presentation mandaus. I go for that its' a local combination, maybe involving somebody Chinese in Kuching. Michael |
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