European Piha Kaetta

spiral · 2nd January 2014, 10:25 PM

Perhaps I was wrong to use the word arms... Thy are for scribes after all.

I just should have said their virtualy non functional...

Paper weights, wall hangers {art} & letter openers not withstanding.

But each to their own.

full size Cast brass kukris copied from originals turn up on ebay & auctions sometimes, there good cast renditions.... They usually reach about $15.

In my youth I worked in a foundry... I could have copy cast hundreds of such items every day....Pihas, kuks whatever....

So to me they don't have much allure, other than any history attached.

The genuine featured Piha is a nice example of an ethnographic arm though... woops.. I mean an ethnographic & functional tool..

spiral

2nd January 2014, 10:25 PM	#26
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Perhaps I was wrong to use the word arms... Thy are for scribes after all. I just should have said their virtualy non functional... Paper weights, wall hangers {art} & letter openers not withstanding. But each to their own. full size Cast brass kukris copied from originals turn up on ebay & auctions sometimes, there good cast renditions.... They usually reach about $15. In my youth I worked in a foundry... I could have copy cast hundreds of such items every day....Pihas, kuks whatever.... So to me they don't have much allure, other than any history attached. The genuine featured Piha is a nice example of an ethnographic arm though... woops.. I mean an ethnographic & functional tool.. spiral