bullova for comment

Valjhun · 29th May 2006, 08:49 PM

Thanks Teodor for your kindness.

Another one scored on ebay, what do you think about that piece?

66320147726632014772

I'm fascinated by bullovas and I do not even know whay. Another tremendous piece... what do you think?

Nagawarrior · 29th May 2006, 10:03 PM

Hi all.
Very nice Bullova TVV. Yours seems to be like mine, a real fighter. I'm not sure if mine has a replacement hilt as well. The other Bullovas pictured in this thread are gorgeous. I think mine is more of village quality if that is the correct term.
I can see that Bullovas would be lots of fun to collect. They come in several different styles. The simple ones can still be had cheap.

Stephen*

TVV · 30th May 2006, 12:17 AM

Valjhun: I am no expert on bullovas, all I have is my rather plain example, but I can confidently agree with you that the one that closed earlier today on eBay was a gorgeous piece. Of course, it also has its original haft with brass mountings and I especially like the small spike on top.
Stephen: nice axe. I think the haft on yours may well be an authentic one. Even if it is a replacement, it appears to have been made in Chota Nagpur some time ago. Bamboo (it appears to be bamboo) is a good, tough enough material for hafts which was used in India and SE Asia, and it makes perfect sense to be the wood of choice for a simple warrior's weapon. Mine and yours bullovas perhaps never belonged to a chief, but they most certainly saw some serious use and were a treasured possession of people, who counted on them for their survival.
I guess this is what makes bullovas so fascinating - they are clearly made for the purpose of battle, unlike so many other types of axes which had utalitarian or ceremonial purposes.
Now here is another bulova that closed on eBay recently, but for some reason I did not quite like it. I cannot explain it but something about it feels wrong. What do you guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6631832279

Valjhun · 30th May 2006, 07:51 AM

It looks verry strange, like most of other things he was selling. Casting perhaps?

TVV · 30th May 2006, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Valjhun

It looks verry strange, like most of other things he was selling. Casting perhaps?

I also noticed that most of the items offered by this seller looked as coming from the same shop and were all of very poor workmanship. This, combined with the sudden abundance of such items in his or her inventory cannot help but raise suspicions. Not to mention that despite their diversity - axes, lances, daggers, katars, from Persia to Chota Nagpur - they all looked very similar in terms of materials and finishing. I have a feeling we are about to see a lot more of them in the future. Unfortunately.
Of course, I am not stating anything, but just expressing a suspicion.

29th May 2006, 08:49 PM	#1
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Thanks Teodor for your kindness. Another one scored on ebay, what do you think about that piece? 66320147726632014772 I'm fascinated by bullovas and I do not even know whay. Another tremendous piece... what do you think?

29th May 2006, 10:03 PM	#2
Nagawarrior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inland Empire, Southern California USA Posts: 160	Hi all. Very nice Bullova TVV. Yours seems to be like mine, a real fighter. I'm not sure if mine has a replacement hilt as well. The other Bullovas pictured in this thread are gorgeous. I think mine is more of village quality if that is the correct term. I can see that Bullovas would be lots of fun to collect. They come in several different styles. The simple ones can still be had cheap. Stephen*

30th May 2006, 12:17 AM	#3
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	Valjhun: I am no expert on bullovas, all I have is my rather plain example, but I can confidently agree with you that the one that closed earlier today on eBay was a gorgeous piece. Of course, it also has its original haft with brass mountings and I especially like the small spike on top. Stephen: nice axe. I think the haft on yours may well be an authentic one. Even if it is a replacement, it appears to have been made in Chota Nagpur some time ago. Bamboo (it appears to be bamboo) is a good, tough enough material for hafts which was used in India and SE Asia, and it makes perfect sense to be the wood of choice for a simple warrior's weapon. Mine and yours bullovas perhaps never belonged to a chief, but they most certainly saw some serious use and were a treasured possession of people, who counted on them for their survival. I guess this is what makes bullovas so fascinating - they are clearly made for the purpose of battle, unlike so many other types of axes which had utalitarian or ceremonial purposes. Now here is another bulova that closed on eBay recently, but for some reason I did not quite like it. I cannot explain it but something about it feels wrong. What do you guys think? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6631832279

30th May 2006, 07:51 AM	#4
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	It looks verry strange, like most of other things he was selling. Casting perhaps?