Very First Sword

Andrew · 29th January 2013, 08:51 PM

Still have both of these, Ron. And they're still two of my favorites, and two of the best purchases I've made on eBay--my recollection is I paid US$180 for the larger, US$90 for the smaller.

Better pics:

Sajen · 29th January 2013, 10:00 PM

Nice idea Ron. I start my collection with this two keris from Madura in 1992 and still keep them.

laEspadaAncha · 29th January 2013, 10:10 PM

My very first sword was a swap meet replica I bought with allowance money when I was all of 9-10 years old... it lasted about a month before it broke while "fighting" with a friend (in the eternal battle between fake swords and metal trash can lids, score one for the lids). And while I most definitely don't have any photos of it, I do have a photo of where it is...

My first sword's final resting place, the Miramar Landfill:

Spunjer · 29th January 2013, 11:41 PM

Lol, rest in peace, laespadaancha's first sword..
Good job on still having your first pieces, Detlef. You can actually see how far your taste have come.
But then again, i never had a say on my first one..

Maurice · 30th January 2013, 10:59 AM

Unfotunately my computer crashed a few years ago.
So my earliest photo's are all gone.
It was a Javanese golok, which I bought for my own training.....
My second one was a terrible touristic mandau! Wouldn't dare to put images here even if I still had any of it....

VVV · 30th January 2013, 11:57 AM

My first sword was a 18th C Japanese wakizashi that my father bought from my Kendo teacher when I was a young teenager. Later I gave it to my brother who still has it together with his collection of mostly Chinese swords. Once I put my boy's room at fire when I was cleaning it with petrol and smoking at the same time...

Michael

Atlantia · 30th January 2013, 02:45 PM

I've collected swords since I was at school......
I can't even remember the first one now.
I remember the first knife.
A faux stag-antler hilted sheath knife bought when my parents backs were turned on a holiday in Jersey (C.I) when I was 6 or 7 and having it 'confiscated' by my mother as soon as she saw it.
Got it back when I was about 8 or 9 I think.
Ahhh, simpler times indeed!

About 20 years ago now, I swapped and traded most of my collection with a local dealer to get two swords. A Wakazashi and the Spanish Rapier below.
It's the sword that has stayed with me the longest. The Wakazashi is long gone, but the Rapier still has a place of honour.

Atlantia · 30th January 2013, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VVV

Once I put my boy's room at fire when I was cleaning it with petrol and smoking at the same time...

Michael

My wife always say's that men can't multi-task!

Timo Nieminen · 2nd February 2013, 07:58 AM

My very first sword was a very cheap and nasty flea market Indian "cavalry sabre", IIRC, 1985. It has acquired a new handle since then, and the scabbard has been recovered. It sometimes still sees service in the garden.

This was followed by some Taiwanese katana, and then in 1997-1998, some antiques. At the end of 1997, I picked up a P1890 cavalry sword and a Masai lion spear, and, IIRC, in 1998 (or maybe 1997) a few more ethnographic pieces, namely an Indonesian sword and a Fijian-style club. The club might be made in Australia; 'twas very new when I bought it.

29th January 2013, 08:51 PM	#1
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Still have both of these, Ron. And they're still two of my favorites, and two of the best purchases I've made on eBay--my recollection is I paid US$180 for the larger, US$90 for the smaller. Better pics: Attached Images

29th January 2013, 10:00 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,212	Nice idea Ron. I start my collection with this two keris from Madura in 1992 and still keep them. Attached Images

29th January 2013, 10:10 PM	#3
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	My very first sword was a swap meet replica I bought with allowance money when I was all of 9-10 years old... it lasted about a month before it broke while "fighting" with a friend (in the eternal battle between fake swords and metal trash can lids, score one for the lids). And while I most definitely don't have any photos of it, I do have a photo of where it is... My first sword's final resting place, the Miramar Landfill: Attached Images

30th January 2013, 02:45 PM	#7
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	I've collected swords since I was at school...... I can't even remember the first one now. I remember the first knife. A faux stag-antler hilted sheath knife bought when my parents backs were turned on a holiday in Jersey (C.I) when I was 6 or 7 and having it 'confiscated' by my mother as soon as she saw it. Got it back when I was about 8 or 9 I think. Ahhh, simpler times indeed! About 20 years ago now, I swapped and traded most of my collection with a local dealer to get two swords. A Wakazashi and the Spanish Rapier below. It's the sword that has stayed with me the longest. The Wakazashi is long gone, but the Rapier still has a place of honour. Attached Images

2nd February 2013, 07:58 AM	#9
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	My very first sword was a very cheap and nasty flea market Indian "cavalry sabre", IIRC, 1985. It has acquired a new handle since then, and the scabbard has been recovered. It sometimes still sees service in the garden. This was followed by some Taiwanese katana, and then in 1997-1998, some antiques. At the end of 1997, I picked up a P1890 cavalry sword and a Masai lion spear, and, IIRC, in 1998 (or maybe 1997) a few more ethnographic pieces, namely an Indonesian sword and a Fijian-style club. The club might be made in Australia; 'twas very new when I bought it. Attached Images

29th January 2013, 11:41 PM	#4
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	Lol, rest in peace, laespadaancha's first sword.. Good job on still having your first pieces, Detlef. You can actually see how far your taste have come. But then again, i never had a say on my first one..

30th January 2013, 10:59 AM	#5
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,453	Unfotunately my computer crashed a few years ago. So my earliest photo's are all gone. It was a Javanese golok, which I bought for my own training..... My second one was a terrible touristic mandau! Wouldn't dare to put images here even if I still had any of it....

30th January 2013, 11:57 AM	#6
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	My first sword was a 18th C Japanese wakizashi that my father bought from my Kendo teacher when I was a young teenager. Later I gave it to my brother who still has it together with his collection of mostly Chinese swords. Once I put my boy's room at fire when I was cleaning it with petrol and smoking at the same time... Michael