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20th May 2012, 11:01 PM
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Great collection!
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21st May 2012, 12:56 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG)
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very nice collection, thanks a lot, to share it with us
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21st May 2012, 10:05 AM
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Oops! The order of pics is not as intended. Therefore, an index:
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26th May 2012, 04:41 AM
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A few more:
#10 Estimated to be early 20th century (1900s - 1920s), horn handle which is very wide front-to-back (side-to-side seems to be a normal thickness). Comfortable in hand, except for the damage to the front corner. #11 Don't know any details about this. It was very filthy when I got it; it's still pretty filthy now, but much cleaner. Looks like some damage to the edge has been fixed. #12 Brass and grey metal grip. Very nice weight and balance, lovely to swing. The owner before the previous owner claimed WW2 or earlier (supposed WW2 bring-back). Just got this one, and am very pleased with its ergonomics. What might the grey metal be? I don't think it's aluminium. |
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26th May 2012, 08:25 AM
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Hi Timo,
The grey metal is usualy a "pot" metal of any handy meltable scrap with a low melting point that getys thrown i8n the pot! Usualy a very high zinc content due to the prolific use of old toothpaste tubes & cylinder battery casings. Spiral |
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24th June 2012, 05:40 AM
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A few more:
#13 is very small. Seller estimated 1920s. #14 is also small. Horn handle. Last 1/2 century or so, and Indian ("Tempered steel, Made in India"). #15 is engraved, has 8 white metal pins as decoration, aluminium I think, around larger brass rivets. Horn grip. #16 is supposedly from the Royal Nepalese Arsenal in 2003, nicely handling for the size. #17 is a fancy one, velvet and silver(?) scabbard, horn grip. 2 large chips in the blade (or 1 large, 1 medium, depending on opinion). Seller estimated c. 1900. #18 is modern. I thought, "Cute! Somebody makes a tulwar-hilted kukri!" It's OK, but I strongly suspect I could do better myself with a $20 ebay tulwar hilt and a bare blade. Task for the future! |
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24th June 2012, 05:45 AM
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And one more very long one:
#19 is very long. Modern. Do very long kukri like this have any history, or are they modern fantasy/martial arts items? This one is a nice fighting sword. As well as being about the length of the (modern) wakizashi I show it with, it's also about the same weight (1oz heavier, 771g vs 742g). As my longest kukri, I also photographed it with my smallest kukri. |
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