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18th March 2007, 09:08 PM
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Are you serious Kai on the Mandau? |
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18th March 2007, 10:14 PM
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I think so but don't take my word for it! I hope Ben will chime in...
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18th March 2007, 10:44 PM
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Hello Kai. The blade is very thick, heavy and well forged with a nice inlaid decoration and for sure all the piece seems to be an old one, but I'm not expert at all and I hope too that Ben, Michael or Arjan will join the thread. Regards Flavio |
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19th March 2007, 12:27 AM
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Hello Flavio,
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However, the hilt looks really weird with very rough carving. I also don't think the scabbard or the side knife are very old. But I've been wrong before...  Regards, Kai |
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19th March 2007, 12:36 AM
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I don't know a lot about these, but aesthetically I'd have to agree on the first one, a very crude feel to it, "good enough for the stupid tourists with more money than taste". The blade may be heavy, but the workmanship on it is awfully crude. If I was an apprentice swordmaker I'd be afraid to show this to my master.....
 The other two blades more than make up for it though! Definitely nice examples of their types both of them. IF I had to accept one like the first one in order to get the next two, I think I could live with that! 
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