Manding sword

spiral · 25th September 2014, 09:44 PM

North west African swords & leather get to look very old very quickly..

Do you think locals will buy a sword even for dancing that doesn't cut? Why? there poor so you might as well have a sword that cuts.....

Tourism was common there from the early 70s....

But you pays your money & takes your choice,

In my collecting Id rather have 1 museum worthy,high quality very early or unusual historical piece than 15 bits of the lowest quality echelon , but that's just me, many collectors prefer to buy cheap & pile high... I guess its all good.

And there collections are much larger than mine!

I like cheap old poor condition genuine pieces for study, but cant comprehend why people want modern virtually non functional pieces? To my mind a sword should cut!

But that's just me , fool as I am...

spiral

25th September 2014, 09:44 PM	#8
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	North west African swords & leather get to look very old very quickly.. Do you think locals will buy a sword even for dancing that doesn't cut? Why? there poor so you might as well have a sword that cuts..... Tourism was common there from the early 70s.... But you pays your money & takes your choice, In my collecting Id rather have 1 museum worthy,high quality very early or unusual historical piece than 15 bits of the lowest quality echelon , but that's just me, many collectors prefer to buy cheap & pile high... I guess its all good. And there collections are much larger than mine! I like cheap old poor condition genuine pieces for study, but cant comprehend why people want modern virtually non functional pieces? To my mind a sword should cut! But that's just me , fool as I am... spiral