Announcing "History of Steel in East Asia"

[wilked aka Khun Deng]

Not likely to happen Andrew - but you can keep on dreaming

Actually Antonio got quite a few Korean swords donated from their National museum, another place I've spent an inordinate amount of time in (actually just returned from there), and have yet to get an example of. Truth be told these were the first authenticated Korean swords I'd ever seen. More of downed -sized version of a Japanese sword. I would have thought that there would have been more of a Chinese influence.

Told you it was educational!

Antonio, you can reach Serge through his website www.cozun.com


Dan

[Antonio Cejunior]

Originally Posted by wilked aka Khun Deng

Antonio, you can reach Serge through his website www.cozun.com
Dan

Hi Dan,

Thanks very much
Very best

[Rick]

My three containers arrived safely today; all the pieces were fine even though the snoops at customs opened one of them .

Good packing by the museum; kudos !

[Antonio Cejunior]

Great to hear that Rick,

Thank you. It is the staff that deserves the kuddos. They are fantastic.
I would appreciate if everyone would post or email me confirming their shipment being received.
Thanks

[Spunjer]

recieved the swords. my tenegre and visayan sundang became dhas. i didn't open the bubble wraps on those, but one has a jade like stone on the pommel. the barung scabbard was crushed. kris and kampilan are ok.

ron

[Ian]

I have some of Mark's dha and someone else's swords too. Still trying to work out what I have that's not mine.

BTW the jade hilted dha will be mine, Ron.

Ian.

[Antonio Cejunior]

Hi all gentlemen,

I am ina field trip for another entirely different exhibition. Please check at my www.bladesignforum.com

At first when I received this link as I logged in, I thought you were all pulling each other's leg. But unfortunately it is not the case.

Prior to my departure I sent a group email to everyone about my field trip and I must say I am entirely puzzled with what I read here because all boxes received the sword numbers and everything was organized with photographs and so forth.

Miss Victoria has been handling exhibitions for seven years, since the Museum was inaugurated and I can testify of her full qualifications, competence and care. How it happened I cannot explain for she is also right now in a field trip.

I would like to say that due to my son 9 days hospitalization following his operation, I was unable to be at the packaging but it would have not changed anything because Victoria's method at arrival was extremely careful in identigying each tube and each sword to each tube.

I would also like to add that no one has slammed any sword in the scabbard or anything close to this. Care was absolute, but we cannot be responsible for tubes being thrown to the floor by the cargo people, if that happened, because we had requested special care instructions to fantastic Macau FedEx people.

Nonetheless is my duty to apologize for these events to everyone, and since I am away until the very end of the month and have suffered a punctured right foot, almost impalled, my movements are extremely limited as well as my access to the internet.

Again my humble apologies and hope everyone comes out saying what the've got so I can track the mistakes, but presently I cannot do nothing.
As in the beginning, my appreciation and admiration for all of you folks' generosity is the same. I am not the kind who uses people and then forget about them.

I wish to formally express my apologies for any mistakes, but I have no explanation.

Kindest regards to everyone,

[Andrew]

Got my boxes. I'll open them up tonight.

[ibeam]

I received my swords back last week and all acounted for.

Many thanks for their safe return.